Chords for Sun Records - Carl Perkins - Honey Don't
Tempo:
83.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
B
G
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Dm]
[B] [D]
[A]
[Ab] I'll [Abm] be following you.
The [N] banks of the Mississippi to the land of the Pakers comes a group of fellas who really
sing up a storm.
Let's welcome once again the lads from Memphis, Tennessee, Carl Perkins and his boys.
[D] [Em] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C] [Em]
[G] [C]
Carl was an extremely [Fm] interesting young man and one of the people that I would classify
[F] as being very gifted.
Carl Perkins could have been [G] maybe the biggest country artist ever.
[C] [G] [C]
[N] But I also knew Carl had a very unusual style of guitar playing.
I also knew that he loved the blues.
I also knew that he really liked to let his feet move.
And I wasn't really that interested in doing country things because they were being done
in Nashville real well.
But with all of that coming to bear in the body of [Em] one soul, [E] I just [A] knew we had to take
a shot at it.
[B] Rock and roll.
Well, how come [C] you say you will when you won't?
Tell me you do, baby, when you [E] don't.
Let me know, honey, [C] how you feel.
Tell the truth now, is love real?
[B] Uh-uh.
[B] Oh, [E] honey, don't.
I like that song.
I was at Sun when old Carl cut that.
Sam was running the board.
I hadn't been there all that long, but I was there and I remember that song real well.
I always liked that funny chord change in it.
What key is it in?
It's in E.
And it goes to F?
It goes from E to a C.
Where does that go?
To C?
Yeah.
Yeah, right.
[C] That's an ear grabber, you know?
But I do remember everybody was excited about that song.
They all liked that change from E to C.
That's basically why I wanted to play it.
Which is kind of unusual for that time, I think.
[E] That's a strange
Actually, it's weird for now.
It's cool chords.
It's an awesome song.
Yeah, it's a great song.
[C] And in an interview, I heard that his guitar player said,
Man, you can't do that, man.
Look, I'm telling you, it's just not right.
He goes, man, I can do it.
I'm writing a song.
And the guitar player's like, man, it's just not right.
I don't know if I want to play that.
And he did it anyway and it made history.
So just goes to show you, you've got to take some chances.
[N]
[B] [D]
[A]
[Ab] I'll [Abm] be following you.
The [N] banks of the Mississippi to the land of the Pakers comes a group of fellas who really
sing up a storm.
Let's welcome once again the lads from Memphis, Tennessee, Carl Perkins and his boys.
[D] [Em] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C] [Em]
[G] [C]
Carl was an extremely [Fm] interesting young man and one of the people that I would classify
[F] as being very gifted.
Carl Perkins could have been [G] maybe the biggest country artist ever.
[C] [G] [C]
[N] But I also knew Carl had a very unusual style of guitar playing.
I also knew that he loved the blues.
I also knew that he really liked to let his feet move.
And I wasn't really that interested in doing country things because they were being done
in Nashville real well.
But with all of that coming to bear in the body of [Em] one soul, [E] I just [A] knew we had to take
a shot at it.
[B] Rock and roll.
Well, how come [C] you say you will when you won't?
Tell me you do, baby, when you [E] don't.
Let me know, honey, [C] how you feel.
Tell the truth now, is love real?
[B] Uh-uh.
[B] Oh, [E] honey, don't.
I like that song.
I was at Sun when old Carl cut that.
Sam was running the board.
I hadn't been there all that long, but I was there and I remember that song real well.
I always liked that funny chord change in it.
What key is it in?
It's in E.
And it goes to F?
It goes from E to a C.
Where does that go?
To C?
Yeah.
Yeah, right.
[C] That's an ear grabber, you know?
But I do remember everybody was excited about that song.
They all liked that change from E to C.
That's basically why I wanted to play it.
Which is kind of unusual for that time, I think.
[E] That's a strange
Actually, it's weird for now.
It's cool chords.
It's an awesome song.
Yeah, it's a great song.
[C] And in an interview, I heard that his guitar player said,
Man, you can't do that, man.
Look, I'm telling you, it's just not right.
He goes, man, I can do it.
I'm writing a song.
And the guitar player's like, man, it's just not right.
I don't know if I want to play that.
And he did it anyway and it made history.
So just goes to show you, you've got to take some chances.
[N]
Key:
C
B
G
E
Em
C
B
G
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ I'll [Abm] be following you.
The [N] banks of the Mississippi to the land of the Pakers comes a group of fellas who really
sing up a storm.
Let's welcome once again the lads from Memphis, Tennessee, Carl Perkins and his boys.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Carl was an extremely [Fm] interesting young man and one of the people that I would classify
[F] as being very gifted. _ _
Carl Perkins could have been [G] _ maybe the biggest country artist ever.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ But I also knew Carl had a very unusual style of guitar playing.
I also knew that he loved the blues.
I also knew that he really liked to let his feet move.
And I wasn't really that interested in doing country things because they were being done
in Nashville real well.
But with all of that coming to bear in the body of [Em] one soul, _ [E] I just [A] knew we had to take
a shot at it.
[B] Rock and roll.
Well, how come [C] you say you will when you won't?
Tell me you do, baby, when you [E] don't.
Let me know, honey, [C] how you feel.
Tell the truth now, is love real?
[B] Uh-uh.
[B] Oh, [E] honey, don't.
I like that song.
I was at Sun when old Carl cut that.
Sam was running the board.
_ I hadn't been there all that long, but I was there and I remember that song real well.
I always liked that funny chord change in it.
What key is it in?
It's in E.
And it goes to F?
It goes from E to a C.
Where does that go?
To C?
Yeah.
Yeah, right.
[C] _ _ That's an ear grabber, you know?
But I do remember everybody was excited about that song.
They all liked that change from E to C.
That's basically why I wanted to play it.
_ Which is kind of unusual for that time, I think.
[E] That's a strange_
Actually, it's weird for now.
It's cool chords.
It's an awesome song.
Yeah, it's a great song.
_ [C] _ And in an interview, I heard that his guitar player said,
Man, you can't do that, man.
Look, I'm telling you, it's just not right.
He goes, man, I can do it.
I'm writing a song.
And the guitar player's like, man, it's just not right.
I don't know if I want to play that.
And he did it anyway and it made history.
So just goes to show you, you've got to take some chances.
[N] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ I'll [Abm] be following you.
The [N] banks of the Mississippi to the land of the Pakers comes a group of fellas who really
sing up a storm.
Let's welcome once again the lads from Memphis, Tennessee, Carl Perkins and his boys.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Carl was an extremely [Fm] interesting young man and one of the people that I would classify
[F] as being very gifted. _ _
Carl Perkins could have been [G] _ maybe the biggest country artist ever.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ But I also knew Carl had a very unusual style of guitar playing.
I also knew that he loved the blues.
I also knew that he really liked to let his feet move.
And I wasn't really that interested in doing country things because they were being done
in Nashville real well.
But with all of that coming to bear in the body of [Em] one soul, _ [E] I just [A] knew we had to take
a shot at it.
[B] Rock and roll.
Well, how come [C] you say you will when you won't?
Tell me you do, baby, when you [E] don't.
Let me know, honey, [C] how you feel.
Tell the truth now, is love real?
[B] Uh-uh.
[B] Oh, [E] honey, don't.
I like that song.
I was at Sun when old Carl cut that.
Sam was running the board.
_ I hadn't been there all that long, but I was there and I remember that song real well.
I always liked that funny chord change in it.
What key is it in?
It's in E.
And it goes to F?
It goes from E to a C.
Where does that go?
To C?
Yeah.
Yeah, right.
[C] _ _ That's an ear grabber, you know?
But I do remember everybody was excited about that song.
They all liked that change from E to C.
That's basically why I wanted to play it.
_ Which is kind of unusual for that time, I think.
[E] That's a strange_
Actually, it's weird for now.
It's cool chords.
It's an awesome song.
Yeah, it's a great song.
_ [C] _ And in an interview, I heard that his guitar player said,
Man, you can't do that, man.
Look, I'm telling you, it's just not right.
He goes, man, I can do it.
I'm writing a song.
And the guitar player's like, man, it's just not right.
I don't know if I want to play that.
And he did it anyway and it made history.
So just goes to show you, you've got to take some chances.
[N] _