Honey chords

Bobby Goldsboro

Song Key: C Major → D Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 93 bpm


Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner 🟢

Chords in C major: C, C6, Cmaj7, Dm7, G7

Chords in D major: D, D6, Dmaj7, Em7, A7

Arrangement Song Details
Play-Along Video
R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
C Major C6 Cmaj7 Dm7 G7 D Major D6 Dmaj7 Em7 A7
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
C Major-LH C6-LH Cmaj7-LH Dm7-LH G7-LH D Major-LH D6-LH Dmaj7-LH Em7-LH A7-LH
Speed: x0.1

Honey

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
          Dm7     G7    C    C6     Cmaj7  C6
Intro: |       |      | 1+2+ 3+4+ | 1+2+   3+4+ |

   C                 C6
1. See the tree, how big it's grown,
       Cmaj7            C6
   But friend it hasn't been too long,
Dm7               G7   Dm7   G7
   It was-n't big.   | 1+2+  3+4+ |
     Dm7                G7
   I laughed at her and she got mad,
       Dm7                G7
   The first day that she plant-ed it,
       C           C6   Cmaj7  C6
   Was just a twig    | 1+2+   3+4+ |

   C                   C6
2. Then the first snow came,
               Cmaj7            C6
   And she ran out to brush the snow a-way,
         Dm7           G7   Dm7   G7
   So it would-n't die.   | 1+2+  3+4+ |
        Dm7         G7
   Came run-nin' in all ex-cit-ed,
   Dm7                  G7
   Slip-ped and al-most hurt her-self,
  C                     C6      Cmaj7  C6
   And I laughed till I cried | 1+2+   3+4+ |
 
   C               C6 
3. She was al-ways young at heart,
   Cmaj7           C6 
   Kin-da dumb and   kin-da smart,
Dm7                G7   Dm7   G7
   And I loved her so | 1+2+  3+4+ |
       Dm7              G7
   And I sur-prised her with a pup-py,
   Dm7            G7
   Kept me up all Christ-mas Eve,
  C              C6   Cmaj7  C6
   Two years ago    | 1+2+   3+4+ |

       C                C6
4. And it would sure em-bar-rass her,
        Cmaj7          C
   When I came in from work-in' late,
Dm7              G7      Dm7    G7
  'Cause I would know. | 1+2+   3+4+ |
        Dm7                 G7
   That she'd been sit-tin' there and cry-in',
Dm7           G7
   O-ver some sad and sil-ly,
  C                 C6  
   Late, late show. 

  C               Dm7       G7
CH: And hon-ey, I miss you,
 Dm7    G7         C     C6
    And I'm be-in' good.
Cmaj7       C6         Dm7       G7
    And I'd love to be with you,
 Dm7   G7    C        C6   Cmaj7 C6 
    If on-ly I could     | 1+2+  3+4+ |
 
       C                   C6
5. She wrecked the car and she was sad,
       Cmaj7           C6
   And so af-raid that I'd be mad,
Dm7                  G7   Dm7   G7
   But what the heck.   | 1+2+  3+4+ |
          Dm7           G7
   Though I pre-ten-ded hard to be,
   Dm7                     G7
   Guess you could say she saw through me,
  C              C6     Cmaj7  C6
   And hugged my neck | 1+2+   3+4+ |
 
   C                 C6
6. I came home un-ex-pect-ed-ly
       Cmaj7             C6 
   And caught her cryin' need-les-sly,
Dm7                      G7     Dm7    G7
   In the mid-dle of the day. | 1+2+   3+4+ |
       Dm7           G7 
   And it was in the ear-ly spring,
        Dm7                G7
   When flow-ers bloom and ro-bins sing,
   C              C6
   She went a-way
 
  C               Dm7       G7
CH: And hon-ey, I miss you,
 Dm7    G7         C     C6
    And I'm be-in' good.
Cmaj7       C6         Dm7       G7
    And I'd love to be with you,
 Dm7   G7    C       C6   Em7    A7
    If on-ly I could    | 1+2+   3+4+ |
                          (key change)
 
       D               D6 
7. One day while I was not at home,
         Dmaj7             D6
   While she was there and all a-lone,
   Em7         A7      Em7   A7
   The an-gels came. | 1+2+  3+4+ |
       Em7           A7
   Now all I have is mem-o-ries,
      Em7          A7
   Of Hon-ey and I wake up nights,
  D             D6     Dmaj7  D6
   And call her name | 1+2+   3+4+ |
 
   D                D6
8. Now my life's an emp-ty stage,
         Dmaj7            D6
   Where Hon-ey lived and Hon-ey played,
Em7              A7    Em7   A7
   And love grew up. | 1+2+  3+4+ |
         Em7                A7
   And a small cloud passes o-ver-head,
       Em7               A7
   And cries down on the flow-er bed,
        D             D6   Dmaj7  D6
   That  Hon-ey loved    | 1+2+   3+4+ |
 
       D                D6 
9. And see the tree how big it's grown,
       Dmaj7             D6
   But friend it has-n't been too long,
Em7           A7     Em7  A7
   It was-n't big. | 1+2+ 3+4+ |
         Em7                A7
   And I laughed at her and she got mad,
       Em7                A7
   The first day that she plant-ed it,
       D            D6   Dmaj7 D6
   Was  just a twig.   | 1+2+  3+4+ |...

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: C Major (no sharps or flats) with a key change to D Major - 2 sharps (F#, C#)
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately
  • Metronome: ♩ = 93
  • Voice Range: B3 - A4
  • Beginner Guitarists:
    If you find the transition from C → C6 → Cmaj7 → C challenging, you can continue playing the C Major chord.

    The same applies to D → D6 → Dmaj7 → D — you can simply play D Major here.

    That said, give all the chords a try! They're commonly used in many songs, easy to play once you're familiar with them, and a great way to expand your chord repertoire.💪🎶

Song Details:

Honey Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Songwriter: Bobby Russell
  • Lyrics Begin: See the tree how big it's grown, but friend, it hasn't been too long, it wasn't big.
  • Genre: Country, Pop
  • Featured Artist: Bobby Goldsboro
  • Single:
    Recorded: January 30, 1968
    Released: February 17, 1968
    B-side: Danny
  • Album: Honey
    Released: 1968
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