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Honeysuckle Rose
Words & Music by Andy Razaf & Thomas "Fats" Waller
Recorded by "Fats" Waller, 1929
From the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin'"
Em7/9  Em7        G/B    A7  Em7/9   Em7           G/B  A7  
Ev' - ry  hon - ey bee fills with jeal - ous - y
Em7When they see you Bb9out with A7me; 
Em7/9   Em7   A7sus4  A7/9         D     D6       D7  G  
 I    don't blame them, good - ness knows, 
Bb7Hon - ey - A7suck - le rDose.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,
Em7And I G/Bknow the Bb9rea - son A7why; 
Em7/9    Em7   A7sus4  A7/9        D     D6        D7  G  
You're much sweet - er, good - ness knows,
Bb7Hon - ey - A7suck - le rDose.
Bridge:
   D7   Gdim    Fdim      D7        G6Am7alt        Cdim  G6  
Don't buy sug - ar -- you just have to touch my cup.
E7You're Cdimmy  Edimsug - E7ar; it's G/Bsweet when you Cdimstir it A7up.
Em7/9  Em7          G/B    A7  Em7/9  Em7         G/B  A7  
When  I'm tak - in' sips from your tas - ty lips,
Em7Seems like G/Bhon - ey Bb9fairly dA7rips;
Em7/9    Em7   A7sus4  A7/9         D     D6       D7  G  
You're con - fec - tion, good - ness knows,
Bb7Hon - ey - A7suck - le rDose.D7  G  Gdim  D  A7+5  D9  

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Honeysuckle Rose

by Fats Waller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

G/B

Bb9

A7sus4

Bb7

Fdim

Gdim

Cdim

Edim

A7+5

Honeysuckle Rose

Words & Music by Andy Razaf & Thomas "Fats" Waller

Recorded by "Fats" Waller, 1929

From the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin'"

Em7 Em7 G/B A7 Em7 Em7 G/B A7

/9 /9

Ev' - ry hon - ey bee fills with jeal - ous - y

Em7 Bb9 A7

When they see you out with me;

Em7 Em7 A7sus4 A7 D D6 D7 G

/9 /9

I don't blame them, good - ness knows,

Bb7 A7 D A7 D Fdim

Hon - ey - suck - le rose.

Em7 Em7 G/B A7 Em7 Em7 G/B A7

/9 /9

When you're pass - ing by, flow - ers droop and sigh,

Em7 G/B Bb9 A7

And I know the rea - son why;

Em7 Em7 A7sus4 A7 D D6 D7 G

/9 /9

You're much sweet - er, good - ness knows,

Bb7 A7 D

Hon - ey - suck - le rose.

Bridge:

D7 Gdim Fdim D7 G6 Cdim G6

Am7alt

Don't buy sug - ar -- you just have to touch my cup.

E7 Cdim Edim E7 G/B Cdim A7

You're my sug - ar; it's sweet when you stir it up.

Em7 Em7 G/B A7 Em7 Em7 G/B A7

/9 /9

When I'm tak - in' sips from your tas - ty lips,

Em7 G/B Bb9 A7

Seems like hon - ey fairly drips;

Em7 Em7 A7sus4 A7 D D6 D7 G

/9 /9

You're con - fec - tion, good - ness knows,

Bb7 A7 D D7 G Gdim D A7+5 D9

Hon - ey - suck - le rose.

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