New Wine In Old Bottles Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Thompson
New Wine In Old Bottles
Recorded by Hank Thompson
Written by Ann Tygart and Hank Thompson
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They're at the table wishing holding hands and reminiscing
When they were both young lover's in th
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past
But they're not in their prime not like the younger wine
That they are gently sipping from the
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They are just two lonely souls traveled different roads
And should have met a lot of years
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But fate is so uncertain and life can have it's curtains
And they both have lived long enough to
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New wine in old bottles has a young and rich
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bouquet
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It seems that bub
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And float them all
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When hopes have
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dwindled it can rekindle
A flame that has grown
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But
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with new wine in old bottles
Two
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hearts can
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love
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Arm and arm they cuddle tightly as the moon is beaming brightly
Down across the window
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Now that they are older they're not looking over their shoulder
To a faded love that now seems all in
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As you hear their happy laughter the only thing they're after
Is another chance at something that they have
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Take the new wine that is chilling these old bottles need refilling
Then let old mother nature do the
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But
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with new wine in old bottles
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hearts can
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FAQ
Who sang the the song New Wine In Old Bottles?
- The song New Wine In Old Bottles was sang by Hank Thompson.
Who is Hank Thompson?
- Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 - November 6, 2007) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades.
Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky-tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar, and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals.
His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. Thompson pursued a "light" version of the Western swing sound that Bob Wills and others played the primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wills was that Thompson, who used the swing beat and instrumentation to enhance his vocals, discouraged the intense instrumental soloing from his musicians that Wills encouraged however, the "Hank Thompson sound" exceeded Bob Wills in top-40 country hits.
Although not as prominent on the top country charts in later decades, Thompson remained a recording artist and concert draw well into his 80s.
The 2013 game Grand Theft Auto V featured his song "It Don't Hurt Anymore" in the fictional radio show, Rebel Radio.
The 1987 novel Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb was inspired by Thompson's life, specifically by his practice of picking up a local band to back him when he toured. In 2009, Cobb's novel was turned into a successful film directed by Scott Cooper and starring Jeff Bridges in an Academy Award-winning performance.
