When These Shoes Were New

E A E B7 E A E B7 When these shoes were new it was "how do you do", it was whiskey and telling our tales E A E B7 And when my shirt was clean I was there to be seen, I had clean eyes and my smile never failed C#m G#m A E C#m G#m A B7 All of my brothers that I met on the way, they were drinking by night, they were drinking by day A E A E Ah res-tore to my eyes what was clear and was bright E B7 A E B7 A And honey take me out drinking to-night, honey take me out drinking to-night E A E B7 Blue-bells and matches and stains on the table, the sweet smell of the luscious Wood-bine E A E B7 "Ah Mister McEwen you will be my ruin", I say, but I don't really mind C#m G#m A E C#m G#m A B7 All of my brothers that I met on the way, they were drinking by night, they were drinking by day A E A E Ah res-tore to my eyes what was clear and was bright E B7 A E B7 A And honey take me out drinking to-night, honey take me out drinking to-night E A E B7 E A E B7 A E B7 A E A E B7 Oh I'm still smiling through, though there's stains on my shoes, the right is heavy and the left it is light E A And if it's left up to you then I know what you'd do E B7 A E B7 A Honey take me out drinking to-night, honey take me out drinking to-night C#m G#m A E C#m G#m A B7 All of my brothers that I met on the way, they were drinking by night, they were drinking by day A E A E Ah res-tore to my eyes what was clear and was bright E B7 A E B7 A E B7 A Honey take me out drinking to-night, honey take me out drinking to-night, honey take me out drinking to-night