Honeysuckle Rose

key of a – key of c below

The intro is from the 1955 Louis Armstrong version:
 
The James Smith guitar solo starting at 1:20 is from this 1934 Fats video:
  
Fats wrote the song in 1929, lyrics by Andy Razaf.
The sax solos over the bridge in the James Smith solo, so I just added some stuff.
Here's me performing the tab.

Honeysuckle Rose
Words & Music by Andy Razaf & Thomas "Fats" Waller
Recorded by "Fats" Waller, 1929
From the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin'"
 
 
Am /9     C        D   Am /9      C           D
Ev' - ry  hon - ey bee fills with jeal - ous - y
 
Am                Eb       D
When they see you out with me;
 
Am /9      D        /9   G                  C
 I    don't blame them, good - ness knows,
 
Eb         D          G     D    G   A#m
Hon - ey - suck - le rose.
 
 
Am /9       C          D   Am /9      C          D
When you're pass - ing by, flow - ers droop and sigh,
 
Am    C        Eb        D
And I know the rea - son why;
 
Am /9       D        /9   G                  C
You're much sweet - er, good - ness knows,
 
Eb         D          G
Hon - ey - suck - le rose.
 
 
 
Bridge:
 
G    Cm   A#m   G     C       Am7alt   Fm       C
Don't buy sug - ar -- you just have to touch my cup.
 
A     Fm   Am    A        C              Fm      D
You're my  sug - ar; it's sweet when you stir it up.
 
 
 
Am /9     C          D   Am /9     C         D
When  I'm tak - in' sips from your tas - ty lips,
 
Am         C        Eb      D
Seems like hon - ey fairly drips;
 
Am /9       D        /9   G                  C
You're con - fec - tion, good - ness knows,
 
Eb         D          G         C  Cm     G   D     G
Hon - ey - suck - le rose.

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KEY OF C

Honeysuckle Rose
Words & Music by Andy Razaf & Thomas "Fats" Waller
Recorded by "Fats" Waller, 1929
From the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin'"
 
 
Cm /9     D#       F   Cm /9      D#          F
Ev' - ry  hon - ey bee fills with jeal - ous - y
 
Cm                Gb       F
When they see you out with me;
 
Cm /9      F        /9   A#                 D#
 I    don't blame them, good - ness knows,
 
Gb         F          A#    F    A#  C#m
Hon - ey - suck - le rose.
 
 
Cm /9       D#         F   Cm /9      D#         F
When you're pass - ing by, flow - ers droop and sigh,
 
Cm    D#       Gb        F
And I know the rea - son why;
 
Cm /9       F        /9   A#                 D#
You're much sweet - er, good - ness knows,
 
Gb         F          A#
Hon - ey - suck - le rose.
 
 
 
Bridge:
 
A#   D#m  C#m   A#    D#      Am7alt   G#m      D#
Don't buy sug - ar -- you just have to touch my cup.
 
C     G#m  Cm    C        D#             G#m     F
You're my  sug - ar; it's sweet when you stir it up.
 
 
 
Cm /9     D#         F   Cm /9     D#        F
When  I'm tak - in' sips from your tas - ty lips,
 
Cm         D#       Gb      F
Seems like hon - ey fairly drips;
 
Cm /9       F        /9   A#                 D#
You're con - fec - tion, good - ness knows,
 
Gb         F          A#        D# D#m    A#  F     A#
Hon - ey - suck - le rose.