Honey Dove chords by Lee Fields & The Expressions (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Em7
Bm7
Am7
Dmaj7
Cm7
Dm7

Intro 1

Em7

Bm7

Am7

Em7

Bm7

Am7

Dmaj7

Am7

Dmaj7

Verse 1
Am7 
Dmaj7 
My baby love
Am7 
Dmaj7 
My honey   dove
Am7 
Dmaj7 
I can't live without your love
Am7 
Dmaj7 
Why can't we make it like it was?
Am7 
Since you've been gone
Dmaj7 
I've been all alone
Am7 
Dmaj7 
Waited and waited with my       telephone
Am7 
You never called
Dmaj7 
And, girl,    I'm so alone
Am7 
You're hurting me honey
Dmaj7 
Right    down to the bone

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Chorus 1

Am7

Dmaj7

Ooh, baby love

Am7

Dmaj7

My honey dove

Am7

Dmaj7

It can be like it was

Am7

Dmaj7

My baby love, oh!

Verse 2
Am7 
Don't leave me like this
Dmaj7 
I can't go on
Am7 
‘Cause my love for you, girl
Dmaj7 
Is so       doggone strong
Am7 
And if you leave me, baby
Dmaj7 
No, I won't,   I won't last for long
Am7 
Without you in my life
Dmaj7 
Oh, my life is gone

Interlude 1

Am7

Bm7

Cm7

Dm7

Chorus 2
Am7 
Dmaj7 
Am7 
Dmaj7 
My baby love
Am7 
Dmaj7 
My honey dove
Am7 
It can be like it was
Dmaj7 
Only thing we need is just
Am7 
Dmaj7 
A little bit of trust
Am7 
Dmaj7 
I, I love you, baby
Am7 
You're all I need, you're all I want
Dmaj7 
Can't you see?
Am7 
Dmaj7 
Oh, baby love

Outro 1

Am7

Dmaj7

Am7

Dmaj7

Am7

Dmaj7

Am7

Dmaj7

[Repeat and fade]

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Em7
Bm7
Am7
Dmaj7
Cm7
Dm7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E minorBPM: 77

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

Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of Honey Dove by Lee Fields & The Expressions, 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 E minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Lee Fields & The Expressions's performance.