Johnny Cash - Melva's Wine: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Melva's Wine" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# Every year about this time G# A# My wife Melva made some wine Every year about this time G# A# The air is sweet as Melva's wine And I sip her wine and I listen to the robin sings G# A# And the river runs through Kingston Springs Every year about this time A few old friends come up to walk Every year about this time A few old friends stop by to talk And we talk about the crops and weather and things And the young folks here in Kingston Springs Chorus: G# I got the brother up Chicago way A# G Cm He wants me to visit him someday and I may sometimes G# But not as long as the robin sings A# And the river runs through Kingston Springs It was last year about this time Melva made her last batch of wine It was last year about this time She left for me her warm sweet wine She could sing as sweet as robins sing Above her grape in Kingston Springs Chorus 'Cause that was last year about this time That Melva made this glass of wine You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  Cm  G  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Melva's Wine" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Melva's Wine" by Johnny Cash.