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Honey

by Bobby Goldsboro

Written by: Bobby Russell

HONEY Bobby Russell Bobby Goldsboro C ||: See^the^tree^how big^its^grown^But | friend^it^has^nt been^too^long^It | ||: Then^the^first^snow came^And^she^ran | out^to^brush^the snow^a^way^So=it | Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 | was^nt big gg gg | / / / ~ ^I | laughed^at^her^and she^got^mad^The | | would^nt die ee ee | / / / ~ ^Came | run^ning^in^n all^ex^ci^ted | Dm7 G7 C | first^day^that^she plant^ed^it^Was | just^a twig gg gg | / / / / :|| | Slipped^and^al^most hurt^her^self^And=I | laughed til=I^cried dd dd | / / / / | C CM7 C6 ||: She^was^al^ways young^at^he^art | Kind^a^dumb^and kind^a^smart^And=I | ||: wrecked^the^car^and she^was^sad^And | so^a^fraid^that I'd^be^mad^But | Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 | loved^her so oo oo | / / / ~ ^And | I^sur^prised^her with^a^pup^py | | what^the heck kk kk | / / / ~ ^Tho | I^pre^tend^ed hard^to^be^Guess | Dm7 G7 C C6 CM7 C6 | Kept^me^up^all Christ^mas^Eve^two | years^a go oo oo | / / / ~ ^And | | you^could^say^she saw^thru^me^And | hugged^my neck kk kk | / / / ~ ^I | C CM7 C6 | it^would^sure^em ba^rass^her^When | I^came^home^from work^ing^late^Cause | | came^home^un^ex pect^ed^ly^And | caught^her^cry^ing need^less^ly^In=the | Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 | I^would know ww ww | / / / ~ ^That | she'd^been^sit^ting there^and^cry^ing | | mid=dle=of=the day yy yy | / / / ~ ^And | it^was^in^the ear^ly^Spring^when | Dm7 G7 C | ~ Ov^er^some sad^and^sil^ly | Late^late show ww ww | | flow^ers^bloom^and Rob^ins^sing^She | went^a way yy yy | Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C | / ~ And^Hon ey ^I | miss^you uu uu uu | uu u^And I'm be^ing | (g^o^od) dd dd dd | Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C 1. | / ~ And=I’d love to^be | with^you uu uu uu | uu u^If on ly^I | could dd dd dd | / / / ~ ^She :|| Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C Em7 A7 2. | / ~ And=I’d love to^be | with^you uu uu uu | uu u^If on ly^I | could dd dd dd | / / / ~ ^One | D DM7 D6 ||: day^while^I^was not^at^home^While | she^was^there^and all^a^lone^The | ||: Now^my^lifes^an emp^ty^stage^Where | Hon^ey^lived^and Hon^ey^played^And | ||: see^the^tree^how big^it's^grown^But | friend^it^has^nt been^too^long^It | Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Em7 A7 | an^gels came ee ee | / / / ~ ^Now | all^I^have^are me^mo^ries^Of | | love^grew up pp pp | / / / ~ ^A | small^cloud^pas^ses ov^er^head^And | | was^nt big gg gg | / / / ~ ^I | laughed^at^her^and she^got^mad^The | Em7 A7 D D6 DM7 D6 1. | Hon^ey^and^I wake^up^nights^And | call^her name ee ee | / / / ~ ^And :|| 2. | cries^down^on^the flow^er^bed^that | Hon^ey loved dd dd | / / / ~ ^And :|| 3. | first^day^that^she plant^ed^it^Was | just^a twig gg gg | gg gg gg gg | gg / / /||

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Honey is performed by Bobby Goldsboro and written by Bobby Russell. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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