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The Bees

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Capo 1
Intro: D  
DI've been looking for a sweeter side
Looking for a big bloom on a short vine
Looking for a beGtter way of life
Somewhere that I can call hDome
DSpent my time at a peach stand
Sun beatin' like a stinging red tan
Like the back of Gmy daddy's hand
The only thing I've ever knDown
I can hear the bAees buzzin' through the walls
Making their hoGney and singing their sDong
They say I wAork for the queen all day
Yeah, I wGork for the queen all dDay
  GOhhhh.D..          GOhhhhD...
DSometimes it's a bitter taste
For a motherless child so out of place
I never understood Gwhy she ran Aaway
Maybe I'll never Dknow
BDut there's a light shinin' through the trees
And a restless hum that's calling me
I could almost be cGarried by the Abreeze
And let it take me where it Dgoes
I can hear the bAees buzzin' through the walls
Making their hoGney and singing their sDong
They say I wAork for the queen all day
Yeah, I wGork for the queen all dDay
  GOhhhh.D..          GOhhhhD...
  GOhhhh.D..          GOhhhhD...
DNow I'm standing on the front porch
Kettle whistling through the screen door
Little footsteps on Gthe kitchen Afloor
Pretty soon we're gonna Deat
DSome things come right away
Some seem to take forever and a day
All I know is that it Gworked out eAither way
I think I found a Dfamily
I can hear the bAees buzzin' through the walls
Making their hoGney and singing their sDong
They say I wAork for the queen all day
Yeah, I wGork for the queen all dDay
I can hear the bAees buzzin' through the walls
Making their hoGney and singing their sDong
They say I wAork for the queen all day
Yeah, I wGork for the queen all dDay
  GOhhhh.D..          GOhhhhD...
  GOhhhh.D..          GOhhhhD...

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The Bees

by Lee Ann Womack

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Capo 1

Intro:

I've been looking for a sweeter side

Looking for a big bloom on a short vine

Looking for a better way of life

Somewhere that I can call home

Spent my time at a peach stand

Sun beatin' like a stinging red tan

Like the back of my daddy's hand

The only thing I've ever known

I can hear the bees buzzin' through the walls

G D

Making their honey and singing their song

They say I work for the queen all day

G D

Yeah, I work for the queen all day

G D G D

Ohhhh... Ohhhh...

Sometimes it's a bitter taste

For a motherless child so out of place

G A

I never understood why she ran away

Maybe I'll never know

But there's a light shinin' through the trees

And a restless hum that's calling me

G A

I could almost be carried by the breeze

And let it take me where it goes

I can hear the bees buzzin' through the walls

G D

Making their honey and singing their song

They say I work for the queen all day

G D

Yeah, I work for the queen all day

G D G D

Ohhhh... Ohhhh...

G D G D

Ohhhh... Ohhhh...

Now I'm standing on the front porch

Kettle whistling through the screen door

G A

Little footsteps on the kitchen floor

Pretty soon we're gonna eat

Some things come right away

Some seem to take forever and a day

G A

All I know is that it worked out either way

I think I found a family

I can hear the bees buzzin' through the walls

G D

Making their honey and singing their song

They say I work for the queen all day

G D

Yeah, I work for the queen all day

I can hear the bees buzzin' through the walls

G D

Making their honey and singing their song

They say I work for the queen all day

G D

Yeah, I work for the queen all day

G D G D

Ohhhh... Ohhhh...

G D G D

Ohhhh... Ohhhh...

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