Chords for Bobby Goldsboro - Honey, in color! (1968)
Tempo:
93 bpm
Chords used:
G
Dm
Em
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] [G]
[C]
See the tree how big it's grown, but friend it hasn't been too long [Dm] it [G] wasn't big
I [Dm] [G]
[Dm] laughed at her [G] and she got mad [Dm] the first day that she [G] planted it [C] was just a twig
Then the first snow came and she ran up to brush the snow away
[Dm] So it wouldn't [G] die
[Dm] Came [G]
[Dm] running in [G] all excited
[F] [G] Slipped and almost hurt herself [C] and I left till I cried
She was always young at heart kind of dumb and kind of smart [Dm] and I [G] loved her so
[Dm] And [G]
[F] I surprised [G] her with a puppy [Dm] kept me up all [G] Christmas Eve
[C] two years ago
And it would sure embarrass her when I came in from working late
[G] Cuz I would know
[Dm] That [G]
she'd been sitting there and crying
over some sad and [C] silly late late show and
Honey, I [Dm] miss you [G] [Dm] and
[G] I'm [C] being good
And I'd love to be with [G] you
[Dm] If [G] only [C] I could
She wrecked the car and she was sad and so afraid that I'd be mad, [Dm] but what the [G] heck
[Dm] Though [G]
[Dm] I pretended [G] hard to be [Dm] guess you could say she [G] saw through me [C] and hugged my neck.
I Came home
Unexpectedly and caught her crying needlessly
[Dm] in the middle [G] of the day [F] and
[G]
[F] It was in [G] the early spring [F] when flowers bloom [G] and Robin sing [C] she went away and
Honey, [Dm] I miss [Em] you [G] [Dm] and
[G] I'm [C] being good
And I'd love to [Dm] be with you
[Em] [G] [Dm] If [G] only [C] I could
[Em] One [A]
[D] day while I was not at home while she was there
[Em] [A] Angels came
[Em] His [A]
[G] [Em] memories [A]
[D]
I have an empty stage where honey lived and he played
[Em] And [A] [Em] [A] a [Em] small cloud [A] passes overhead and [Em] cries down on the [A] flower [D] bed
And see the tree how big it's grown but friend hasn't been too [G] long
It [A] wasn't big
[Em] And [A] [Em] I
[C]
See the tree how big it's grown, but friend it hasn't been too long [Dm] it [G] wasn't big
I [Dm] [G]
[Dm] laughed at her [G] and she got mad [Dm] the first day that she [G] planted it [C] was just a twig
Then the first snow came and she ran up to brush the snow away
[Dm] So it wouldn't [G] die
[Dm] Came [G]
[Dm] running in [G] all excited
[F] [G] Slipped and almost hurt herself [C] and I left till I cried
She was always young at heart kind of dumb and kind of smart [Dm] and I [G] loved her so
[Dm] And [G]
[F] I surprised [G] her with a puppy [Dm] kept me up all [G] Christmas Eve
[C] two years ago
And it would sure embarrass her when I came in from working late
[G] Cuz I would know
[Dm] That [G]
she'd been sitting there and crying
over some sad and [C] silly late late show and
Honey, I [Dm] miss you [G] [Dm] and
[G] I'm [C] being good
And I'd love to be with [G] you
[Dm] If [G] only [C] I could
She wrecked the car and she was sad and so afraid that I'd be mad, [Dm] but what the [G] heck
[Dm] Though [G]
[Dm] I pretended [G] hard to be [Dm] guess you could say she [G] saw through me [C] and hugged my neck.
I Came home
Unexpectedly and caught her crying needlessly
[Dm] in the middle [G] of the day [F] and
[G]
[F] It was in [G] the early spring [F] when flowers bloom [G] and Robin sing [C] she went away and
Honey, [Dm] I miss [Em] you [G] [Dm] and
[G] I'm [C] being good
And I'd love to [Dm] be with you
[Em] [G] [Dm] If [G] only [C] I could
[Em] One [A]
[D] day while I was not at home while she was there
[Em] [A] Angels came
[Em] His [A]
[G] [Em] memories [A]
[D]
I have an empty stage where honey lived and he played
[Em] And [A] [Em] [A] a [Em] small cloud [A] passes overhead and [Em] cries down on the [A] flower [D] bed
And see the tree how big it's grown but friend hasn't been too [G] long
It [A] wasn't big
[Em] And [A] [Em] I
Key:
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Dm
Em
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
See the tree how big it's grown, but friend it hasn't been too long [Dm] it [G] wasn't big
I [Dm] _ _ [G] _
[Dm] laughed at her [G] and she got mad [Dm] the first day that she [G] planted it [C] was just a twig
_ Then _ _ the first snow came and she ran up to brush the snow away
[Dm] So it wouldn't [G] die
[Dm] Came _ [G] _
[Dm] running in [G] all excited
[F] [G] Slipped and almost hurt herself [C] and I left till I cried
She _ was always young at heart kind of dumb and kind of smart [Dm] and I [G] loved her so
[Dm] And [G] _
[F] I surprised [G] her with a puppy [Dm] kept me up all [G] Christmas Eve
[C] two years ago
And _ _ it would sure embarrass her when I came in from working late
[G] Cuz I would know
[Dm] That _ [G] _
she'd been sitting there and crying
over some sad and [C] silly late late show and
Honey, I [Dm] miss you [G] _ [Dm] and
_ [G] I'm [C] being good
And _ I'd love to be with [G] you
[Dm] If _ [G] only [C] I could
_ _ _ _ She wrecked the car and she was sad and so afraid that I'd be mad, [Dm] but what the [G] heck
[Dm] Though _ [G] _
[Dm] I pretended [G] hard to be [Dm] guess you could say she [G] saw through me [C] and hugged my neck. _ _ _ _
I Came home
Unexpectedly and caught her crying needlessly
[Dm] in the middle [G] of the day [F] and
[G] _
[F] It was in [G] the early spring [F] when flowers bloom [G] and Robin sing [C] she went away _ and
Honey, [Dm] I miss [Em] you [G] [Dm] and
_ [G] I'm [C] being good
_ And I'd love to [Dm] be with you
[Em] _ [G] [Dm] If _ [G] only [C] I could
_ [Em] One _ [A] _
[D] day while I was not at home while she was there _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] Angels came
[Em] His _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] memories _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I have an empty stage where honey lived and he played
[Em] And _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] a [Em] small cloud [A] passes overhead and [Em] cries down on the [A] flower [D] bed
_ _ _ _ _ _ And see the tree how big it's grown but friend hasn't been too [G] long
It [A] wasn't big
[Em] And _ [A] _ [Em] I
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
See the tree how big it's grown, but friend it hasn't been too long [Dm] it [G] wasn't big
I [Dm] _ _ [G] _
[Dm] laughed at her [G] and she got mad [Dm] the first day that she [G] planted it [C] was just a twig
_ Then _ _ the first snow came and she ran up to brush the snow away
[Dm] So it wouldn't [G] die
[Dm] Came _ [G] _
[Dm] running in [G] all excited
[F] [G] Slipped and almost hurt herself [C] and I left till I cried
She _ was always young at heart kind of dumb and kind of smart [Dm] and I [G] loved her so
[Dm] And [G] _
[F] I surprised [G] her with a puppy [Dm] kept me up all [G] Christmas Eve
[C] two years ago
And _ _ it would sure embarrass her when I came in from working late
[G] Cuz I would know
[Dm] That _ [G] _
she'd been sitting there and crying
over some sad and [C] silly late late show and
Honey, I [Dm] miss you [G] _ [Dm] and
_ [G] I'm [C] being good
And _ I'd love to be with [G] you
[Dm] If _ [G] only [C] I could
_ _ _ _ She wrecked the car and she was sad and so afraid that I'd be mad, [Dm] but what the [G] heck
[Dm] Though _ [G] _
[Dm] I pretended [G] hard to be [Dm] guess you could say she [G] saw through me [C] and hugged my neck. _ _ _ _
I Came home
Unexpectedly and caught her crying needlessly
[Dm] in the middle [G] of the day [F] and
[G] _
[F] It was in [G] the early spring [F] when flowers bloom [G] and Robin sing [C] she went away _ and
Honey, [Dm] I miss [Em] you [G] [Dm] and
_ [G] I'm [C] being good
_ And I'd love to [Dm] be with you
[Em] _ [G] [Dm] If _ [G] only [C] I could
_ [Em] One _ [A] _
[D] day while I was not at home while she was there _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] Angels came
[Em] His _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] memories _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I have an empty stage where honey lived and he played
[Em] And _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] a [Em] small cloud [A] passes overhead and [Em] cries down on the [A] flower [D] bed
_ _ _ _ _ _ And see the tree how big it's grown but friend hasn't been too [G] long
It [A] wasn't big
[Em] And _ [A] _ [Em] I
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