Honey chords by
Bobby Goldsboro (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Dm7

G7

C

Verse 1
C C 
 
See the tree, how big it's grown
But friend it hasn't been too long
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
It wasn't big
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
I laughed at her and she got mad
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
The first day that she planted it
C C 
 
Was just a twig
Then the first snow came and she ran out
To brush the snow away
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
So it wouldn't die
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Came runnin' in all excited
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Slipped and almost hurt herself
C C 
 
And I laughed till I cried

Verse 2
C C 
 
She was always young at heart
Kinda dumb and kinda smart
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
And I loved her so
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
And I     surprised her with a puppy
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Kept me up all Christmas Eve
C C 
 
two years ago
And it would sure embarrass her
When I came in from workin' late
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
'Cause I would know
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
That she'd been sittin' there and cryin'
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
Over some sad and silly late, late show

Chorus 1

Dm7

G7

And honey, I miss you

Dm7

G7

C

And I'm bein' good

Dm7

G7

And I'd love to be with you

Dm7

G7

C

If only I could

Verse 3
C C 
 
She wrecked the car and she was sad
And so afraid that I'd be mad
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
But what the heck
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Though I     pretended hard to be
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Guess you   could say she saw through me
C C 
 
And hugged my neck
I came home unexpectedly
And caught her cryin' needlessly
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
In the middle of a day
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
And it    was in the early spring
Dm7 Dm7 
 
G7 G7 
 
When flowers bloom and robins sing
C C 
 
She went away

Chorus 2

Dm7

G7

And honey, I miss you

Dm7

G7

C

And I'm bein' good

Dm7

G7

And I'd love to be with you

Dm7

G7

C

Em7

A7

If only I could

Verse 4
D D 
 
One day while I was not at home
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 
 
D6 D6 
 
While she      was there and all alone
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
The angels came
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Now all   I have is memories of honey
A7 A7 
 
D D 
 
And I wake up nights and call her name
Now my life's an empty stage
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 
 
D6 D6 
 
Where honey    lived and honey played
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
And love grew up
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
And a small cloud passes overhead
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
And cries down on the flower bed
D D 
 
That honey loved
And see the tree how big it's grown
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 
 
D6 D6 
 
But friend   it hasn't been too long
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
It wasn't big
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
And I laughed at her and she got mad
Em7 Em7 
 
A7 A7 
 
The first day that she planted it
D D 
 
Was just a twig
[Fade Out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDm7 G7 C Em7 A7...

Chords

Dm7
G7
C
Em7
A7
D
Dmaj7
D6

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
D6: x-x-0-2-0-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Honey by Bobby Goldsboro, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Bobby Goldsboro's performance.

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