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"Wild Honey"
(Brian Wilson / Mike Love)
Intro:
        G7/ / / /  C/G/ / / /
        g........G              <- theremin glissando
        (SG7weet sweet a hC/Goney bee     G7eat eat a bit of hC/Goney)
Verse 1:
        GMama, I'm tC/Gellin' you as sure as I'm stGandin' hereC/G  
        She's mGy girl and C/Gthat's the way I'm keepin' it, my mGama dearC/G  
        No gAmood would it do you to stCand there and frown at me
        The gAmirl's got my heart and my lCove's comin' down on me
        My lAmife's kinda mellow since I    D7got a taste of wild hoGney
Verse 2:
     (G)                                   C/G          G  C/G  
        You know she's got the sweetness of a honey bee
        Wild Ghoney, she C/Ggot it hard and stung me good, GyessirreeC/G  
        With Amall the other stud bees Cbuzzin' all around her hive
        She Amsingled me out, single-Chanded took me alive
        AmCan you dig it gonna take my D7life eatin' up her wild GhoneyC/G  
(Repeat intro)
Organ Solo:
        Em/ / / /  D/ / / /  C7/ / / /  Bm/ / / /    (x2)
Bridge:
        Oh, mama she's sAmweeter (gettin' sweeter)
        Sweeter (gettin' sweeter)
        Sweeter, sweeter, D7ah...
Verse 3:
        Wild Ghoney, oh C/Glet me tell you how she really Ggot to my soulC/G  
        It ain't Gfunny the C/Gway she makes me want to sing a Glittle rock 'n rollC/G  
        There's Amnothing quite as sweet as a Ctaste of wild honey
        I Ambreak my back workin' just to Csave me some money
        So AmI can spend my life with her... D7sock it to me, wild GhoneyC/G  
Coda:
        (Repeat intro to fade)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Wild Honey

by The Beach Boys

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C/G

"Wild Honey"

(Brian Wilson / Mike Love)

Intro:

G7 C/G

/ / / / / / / /

g........G <- theremin glissando

G7 C/G G7 C/G

(Sweet sweet a honey bee eat eat a bit of honey)

Verse 1:

G C/G G C/G

Mama, I'm tellin' you as sure as I'm standin' here

G C/G G C/G

She's my girl and that's the way I'm keepin' it, my mama dear

Am C

No good would it do you to stand there and frown at me

Am C

The girl's got my heart and my love's comin' down on me

Am D7 G

My life's kinda mellow since I got a taste of wild honey

Verse 2:

G C/G G C/G

()

You know she's got the sweetness of a honey bee

G C/G G C/G

Wild honey, she got it hard and stung me good, yessirree

Am C

With all the other stud bees buzzin' all around her hive

Am C

She singled me out, single-handed took me alive

Am D7 G C/G

Can you dig it gonna take my life eatin' up her wild honey

(Repeat intro)

Organ Solo:

Em D C7 Bm

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (x2)

Bridge:

Oh, mama she's sweeter (gettin' sweeter)

Sweeter (gettin' sweeter)

Sweeter, sweeter, ah...

Verse 3:

G C/G G C/G

Wild honey, oh let me tell you how she really got to my soul

G C/G G C/G

It ain't funny the way she makes me want to sing a little rock 'n roll

Am C

There's nothing quite as sweet as a taste of wild honey

Am C

I break my back workin' just to save me some money

Am D7 G C/G

So I can spend my life with her... sock it to me, wild honey

Coda:

(Repeat intro to fade)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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