{"id":416,"date":"2021-05-10T03:36:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T03:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=416"},"modified":"2025-08-19T20:19:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:19:46","slug":"honey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/honey\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey – 1968"},"content":{"rendered":"
[Intro]\r\n<\/span> \r\nDm7<\/span>    G7<\/span>    C<\/span>    Cmaj7<\/span>  C6<\/span>\r\n<\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n<\/span> \r\nC<\/span>\r\n<\/span>See the tree, how big it's grown,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Cmaj7<\/span>            C7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>but friend it hasn't been too long,\r\n<\/span><\/span>  Dm7<\/span>        G7<\/span>  Dm7<\/span>  G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>it wasn't big.\r\n<\/span><\/span> Dm7<\/span>                G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I laughed at her and she got mad,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Dm7<\/span>                G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>the first day that she planted it,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   C<\/span>           Cmaj7<\/span>  C6<\/span>\r\n<\/span>was just a twig.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n<\/span> \r\nC<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Then the first snow came,\r\n<\/span><\/span>           Cmaj7<\/span>            C7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and she ran out to brush the snow away,\r\n<\/span><\/span>     Dm7<\/span>          G7<\/span>  Dm7<\/span>  G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>so it wouldn't die.\r\n<\/span><\/span>    Dm7<\/span>        G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Came runnin' in all excited,\r\n<\/span><\/span>Dm7<\/span>                G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>slipped and almost hurt herself,\r\n<\/span><\/span>     C<\/span>                   Cmaj7<\/span>  C6<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and I laughed till I cried.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n<\/span> \r\nC<\/span>\r\n<\/span>She was always young at heart,\r\n<\/span><\/span>Cmaj7<\/span>          C7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>kinda dumb and kinda smart,\r\n<\/span><\/span>     Dm7<\/span>          G7<\/span>  Dm7<\/span>  G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and I loved her so.\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Dm7<\/span>             G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And I surprised her with a puppy,\r\n<\/span><\/span>Dm7<\/span>            G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>kept me up all Christmas Eve,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   C<\/span>         Cmaj7<\/span>  C6<\/span>\r\n<\/span>two years ago.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\n<\/span> \r\n   C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And it would sure embarrass her,\r\n<\/span><\/span>    Cmaj7<\/span>          C7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>when I came in from workin' late,\r\n<\/span><\/span>        Dm7<\/span>        G7<\/span>  Dm7<\/span>  G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>'cause I would know.\r\n<\/span><\/span>    Dm7<\/span>                G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>That she'd been sittin' there and cryin',\r\n<\/span><\/span>Dm7<\/span>          G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>   Over some sad and silly,\r\n<\/span><\/span>C<\/span>               Cmaj7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>late, late show.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span> \r\n    C6<\/span>      Dm7<\/span>      G7<\/span>  Dm7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And honey, I miss you,\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G7<\/span>       C<\/span>    Cmaj7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and I'm bein' good.\r\n<\/span><\/span>        C6<\/span>        Dm7<\/span>      G7<\/span>  Dm7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And I'd love to be with you,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   G7<\/span>    C<\/span>     Cmaj7<\/span>  C6<\/span>\r\n<\/span>if only I could.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 5]\r\n<\/span> \r\n   C<\/span>\r\n<\/span>She wrecked the car and she was sad,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Cmaj7<\/span>          C7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and so afraid that I'd be mad,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Dm7<\/span>           G7<\/span>  Dm7<\/span>  G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>but what the heck.\r\n<\/span><\/span>      Dm7<\/span>         G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Though I pretended hard to be,\r\n<\/span><\/span>     Dm7<\/span>               G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>guess you could say she saw through me,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   C<\/span>             Cmaj7<\/span>  C6<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and hugged my neck.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 6]\r\n<\/span> \r\nC<\/span>\r\n<\/span>I came home unexpectedly,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Cmaj7<\/span>             C7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and caught her cryin' needlessly,\r\n<\/span><\/span>      Dm7<\/span>               G7<\/span>  Dm7<\/span>  G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>in the middle of the day.\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Dm7<\/span>           G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And it was in the early spring,\r\n<\/span><\/span>    Dm7<\/span>               G7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>when flowers bloom and robins sing,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   C<\/span>         Cmaj7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>she went away.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n<\/span> \r\n    C6<\/span>      Dm7<\/span>      G7<\/span>  Dm7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And honey, I miss you,\r\n<\/span><\/span>    G7<\/span>       C<\/span>    Cmaj7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and I'm bein' good.\r\n<\/span><\/span>        C6<\/span>        Dm7<\/span>      G7<\/span>  Dm7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And I'd love to be with you,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   G7<\/span>    C<\/span>    Cmaj7<\/span>  Em7<\/span>  A7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>if only I could.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 7]\r\n<\/span> \r\n   D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>One day while I was not at home,\r\n<\/span><\/span>     Dmaj7<\/span>             D7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>while she was there and all alone,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Em7<\/span>         A7<\/span>  Em7<\/span>  A7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>the angels came.\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Em7<\/span>           A7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Now all I have is memories,\r\n<\/span><\/span>  Em7<\/span>         A7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>of Honey and I wake up nights,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   D<\/span>             Dmaj7<\/span>  D6<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and call her name.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 8]\r\n<\/span> \r\nD<\/span>\r\n<\/span>Now my life's an empty stage,\r\n<\/span><\/span>     Dmaj7<\/span>           D7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>where Honey lived and Honey played,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Em7<\/span>          A7<\/span>  Em7<\/span>  A7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and love grew up.\r\n<\/span><\/span>     Em7<\/span>                A7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And a small cloud passes overhead,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Em7<\/span>               A7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>and cries down on the flower bed,\r\n<\/span><\/span>    D<\/span>           Dmaj7<\/span>  D6<\/span>\r\n<\/span>that Honey loved.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n \r\n[Verse 9]\r\n<\/span> \r\n   D<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And see the tree how big it's grown,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Dmaj7<\/span>            D7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>but friend it hasn't been too long,\r\n<\/span><\/span>  Em7<\/span>        A7<\/span>  Em7<\/span>  A7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>it wasn't big.\r\n<\/span><\/span> \r\n(in fade out)\r\n<\/span> \r\n     Em7<\/span>                A7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>And I laughed at her and she got mad,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   Em7<\/span>                A7<\/span>\r\n<\/span>the first day that she planted it,\r\n<\/span><\/span>   D<\/span>           Dmaj7<\/span>  D6<\/span>\r\n<\/span>was just a twig.<\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
{C} See the tree, how big it’s grown. But friend, it hasn’t {C7} been too long – It {Dm7} wasn’t big {G7} {Dm7} {G7} I {Dm7} laughed at her, and {G7} she got mad. The {Dm7} first day that she {G7} planted it
\n– Was {C} just a twig. {Cmaj7}<\/p>\n
Then the first snow came, and she ran out to brush the snow away, so it wouldn’t die –
\nCame runnin’ in all excited.
\nSlipped and almost hurt herself, and I laughed ’til I cried<\/p>\n
She was always young at heart. Kinda dumb, and kinda smart, and I loved her so. And I surprised her with a puppy; kept me up all Christmas eve two years ago<\/p>\n
And it would sure embarrass her, when I came in from workin’ late ’cause I would know; that she’d been sittin’ there and cryin’ over some sad and silly late, late show<\/p>\n
[STANDARD REFRAIN]
\nAnd {C6} honey, I {Dm7} miss you, {G7} {Dm7}
\nand {G7} I’m bein’ {C} good, {Cmaj7}
\nAnd I’d {C6} love to be {Dm7} with you. {G7} {Dm7} If {G7} only I {C} could. Cmaj7}<\/p>\n
CONTINUED<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
She wrecked the car, and she was sad
\nAnd so afraid that I’d be mad, but what the heck
\nThough I pretended hard to be; guess you could say she saw through me, and hugged my neck<\/p>\n
I came home unexpectedly, and caught her cryin’ needlessly in the middle of the day, and it was in the early spring when flowers bloom, and robins sing – she went away<\/p>\n
[STANDARD REFRAIN]<\/p>\n
{D} One day while I was not at home
\nWhile {Dmaj7} she was there, and {D7} all alone
\nThe {Em7} angels came. {Am7} {Em7} {A7}
\nNow {Em7} all I have is {A7} memories of {Em7} honey, and I {A7} wake up nights,
\nand {D} call her name {Dmaj7} {D6}<\/p>\n
Now my life’s an empty stage. where honey lived, and honey played, and love grew up
\nAnd a small cloud passes overhead
\nAnd cries down on the flower bed that honey loved<\/p>\n
And {D} see the tree, how big it’s grown
\nBut {Dmaj7} friend, it hasn’t {D7} been too long
\n– it {Em7} wasn’t big {A7} Em7} {A7}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[Intro] Dm7 G7 C Cmaj7 C6 [Verse 1] C See the tree, how big it’s grown, Cmaj7 C7 but friend it hasn’t been too long, Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 it wasn’t big. Dm7 G7 I laughed at her and she got mad, Dm7 G7 the first day that she planted … CLICK TO VIEW SONGHoney – 1968<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,117,115,68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano","category-live-tenor","category-love-songs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}