{"id":25498,"date":"2025-07-18T21:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=25498"},"modified":"2025-12-13T22:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T22:00:03","slug":"honeysuckle-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/honeysuckle-rose\/","title":{"rendered":"Honeysuckle Rose"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The intro is from the 1955 Louis Armstrong version<\/a>:\r\n \r\nThe James Smith guitar solo starting at 1:20 is from this 1934 Fats video<\/a>:\r\n  \r\nFats wrote the song in 1929, lyrics by Andy Razaf.\r\nThe sax solos over the bridge in the James Smith solo, so I just added some stuff.\r\nHere's me performing the tab.<\/a><\/span><\/pre>\n
Honeysuckle Rose\r\nWords & Music by Andy Razaf & Thomas \"Fats\" Waller\r\nRecorded by \"Fats\" Waller, 1929\r\nFrom the Broadway musical \"Ain't Misbehavin'\"\r\n \r\n \r\nAm<\/span> \/9     C<\/span>        D<\/span>   Am<\/span> \/9      C<\/span>           D<\/span>\r\nEv' - ry  hon - ey bee fills with jeal - ous - y\r\n \r\nAm<\/span>                Eb<\/span>       D<\/span>\r\nWhen they see you out with me;\r\n \r\nAm<\/span> \/9      D<\/span>        \/9   G<\/span>                  C<\/span>\r\n I    don't blame them, good - ness knows,\r\n \r\nEb<\/span>         D<\/span>          G<\/span>     D<\/span>    G<\/span>   A#m<\/span>\r\nHon - ey - suck - le rose.\r\n \r\n \r\nAm<\/span> \/9       C<\/span>          D<\/span>   Am<\/span> \/9      C<\/span>          D<\/span>\r\nWhen you're pass - ing by, flow - ers droop and sigh,\r\n \r\nAm<\/span>    C<\/span>        Eb<\/span>        D<\/span>\r\nAnd I know the rea - son why;\r\n \r\nAm<\/span> \/9       D<\/span>        \/9   G<\/span>                  C<\/span>\r\nYou're much sweet - er, good - ness knows,\r\n \r\nEb<\/span>         D<\/span>          G<\/span>\r\nHon - ey - suck - le rose.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nBridge:\r\n \r\nG<\/span>    Cm<\/span>   A#m<\/span>   G<\/span>     C<\/span>       Am7alt   Fm<\/span>       C<\/span>\r\nDon't buy sug - ar -- you just have to touch my cup.\r\n \r\nA<\/span>     Fm<\/span>   Am<\/span>    A<\/span>        C<\/span>              Fm<\/span>      D<\/span>\r\nYou're my  sug - ar; it's sweet when you stir it up.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nAm \/9     C          D   Am \/9     C         D\r\nWhen  I'm tak - in' sips from your tas - ty lips,\r\n \r\nAm         C        Eb      D\r\nSeems like hon - ey fairly drips;\r\n \r\nAm \/9       D        \/9   G                  C\r\nYou're con - fec - tion, good - ness knows,\r\n \r\nEb         D          G         C  Cm     G   D     G\r\nHon - ey - suck - le rose.<\/span><\/pre>\n
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Honeysuckle Rose\r\nWords & Music by Andy Razaf & Thomas \"Fats\" Waller\r\nRecorded by \"Fats\" Waller, 1929\r\nFrom the Broadway musical \"Ain't Misbehavin'\"\r\n \r\n \r\nCm<\/span> \/9     D#<\/span>       F<\/span>   Cm<\/span> \/9      D#<\/span>          F<\/span>\r\nEv' - ry  hon - ey bee fills with jeal - ous - y\r\n \r\nCm<\/span>                Gb<\/span>       F<\/span>\r\nWhen they see you out with me;\r\n \r\nCm<\/span> \/9      F<\/span>        \/9   A#<\/span>                 D#<\/span>\r\n I    don't blame them, good - ness knows,\r\n \r\nGb<\/span>         F<\/span>          A#<\/span>    F<\/span>    A#<\/span>  C#m<\/span>\r\nHon - ey - suck - le rose.\r\n \r\n \r\nCm<\/span> \/9       D#<\/span>         F<\/span>   Cm<\/span> \/9      D#<\/span>         F<\/span>\r\nWhen you're pass - ing by, flow - ers droop and sigh,\r\n \r\nCm<\/span>    D#<\/span>       Gb<\/span>        F<\/span>\r\nAnd I know the rea - son why;\r\n \r\nCm<\/span> \/9       F<\/span>        \/9   A#<\/span>                 D#<\/span>\r\nYou're much sweet - er, good - ness knows,\r\n \r\nGb<\/span>         F<\/span>          A#<\/span>\r\nHon - ey - suck - le rose.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nBridge:\r\n \r\nA#<\/span>   D#m<\/span>  C#m<\/span>   A#<\/span>    D#<\/span>      Am7alt   G#m<\/span>      D#<\/span>\r\nDon't buy sug - ar -- you just have to touch my cup.\r\n \r\nC<\/span>     G#m<\/span>  Cm<\/span>    C<\/span>        D#<\/span>             G#m<\/span>     F<\/span>\r\nYou're my  sug - ar; it's sweet when you stir it up.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nCm<\/span> \/9     D#<\/span>         F<\/span>   Cm<\/span> \/9     D#<\/span>        F<\/span>\r\nWhen  I'm tak - in' sips from your tas - ty lips,\r\n \r\nCm         D#       Gb      F\r\nSeems like hon - ey fairly drips;\r\n \r\nCm \/9       F        \/9   A#                 D#\r\nYou're con - fec - tion, good - ness knows,\r\n \r\nGb         F          A#        D# D#m    A#  F     A#\r\nHon - ey - suck - le rose.<\/span><\/pre>\n
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