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Honeysuckle Rose

Fats Waller
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D-DU-UDU
/9 /9
 Ev' - ry hon - ey bee fills with jeal - ous - y
When  they see you out  with me;
/9 /9
  I don't blame them, good - ness knows,
Hon  - ey - suck  - le rose.
/9 /9
 When you're pass - ing by, flow - ers droop and sigh,
And  I know  the rea  - son why;
/9 /9
 You're much sweet - er, good - ness knows,
Hon  - ey - suck  - le rose.
 Am7alt
 Don't buy sug - ar -- you just have to touch my cup.
You're  my sug  - ar;  it's sweet  when you stir  it up.
/9 /9
 When I'm tak - in' sips from your tas - ty lips,
Seems  like hon  - ey fairly  drips;
/9 /9
 You're con - fec - tion, good - ness knows,
Hon  - ey - suck  - le rose.

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Readable chord sheet for Honeysuckle Rose by Fats Waller

[Em7]/9 [Em7] [G/B]      [A7]  [Em7]/9 [Em7]  [G/B]         [A7]
Ev' - ry  hon - ey bee fills with jeal - ous - y

[Em7]When they see you [Bb9]out with [A7]me;

[Em7]/9 [Em7]  [A7Sus4] [A7]/9   [D]      [D6]   [D7]     [G]
 I    don't blame them, good - ness knows,

[Bb7]Hon - ey - [A7]suck - le r[D]ose.  [A7]       [D]           [Fdim]

[Em7]/9 [Em7]   [G/B]        [A7]  [Em7]/9 [Em7]  [G/B]        [A7]
When you're pass - ing by, flow - ers droop and sigh,

[Em7]And I [G/B]know the [Bb9]rea - son [A7]why;

[Em7]/9  [Em7]  [A7Sus4] [A7]/9   [D]     [D6]   [D7]      [G]
You're much sweet - er, good - ness knows,

[Bb7]Hon - ey - [A7]suck - le r[D]ose.

[D7]   [Gdim] [Fdim]  [D7]    [G6]      Am7alt   [Cdim]     [G6]
Don't buy sug - ar -- you just have to touch my cup.

[E7]You're[Cdim] my  [Edim]sug - [E7]ar; it's [G/B]sweet when you [Cdim]stir it [A7]up.

[Em7]/9 [Em7] [G/B]        [A7]  [Em7]/9 [Em7] [G/B]       [A7]
When  I'm tak - in' sips from your tas - ty lips,

[Em7]Seems like [G/B]hon - ey [Bb9]fairly d[A7]rips;

[Em7]/9  [Em7]  [A7Sus4] [A7]/9   [D]      [D6]   [D7]     [G]
You're con - fec - tion, good - ness knows,

[Bb7]Hon - ey - [A7]suck - le r[D]ose.  [D7]      [G]         [Gdim]                [D]                    [A7+5]                          [D9]