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Honey Magnolia

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(Chords and riff at bottom of page.)
Intro - |  G|  Cadd9   Dsus4|
        |  G|  Cadd9   Dsus4|
 GYou come here to do, some Cadd9desperate Dsus4thing.
 GLike I'm some fool from a Cadd9film.Dsus4  
 GI waited many nights, don't Cadd9wait anyDsus4more, She said.
 G"But what if I didCadd9?"G  
 GDo You think that I been Cadd9sleeping here Dsus4alone,
 GCrying, waiting on a Cadd9ring ?Dsus4  
 GSee I don't get those kind of Cadd9blues anDsus4ymore, She said.
 G"So what if I didCadd9?"G  
Is Dthat an invitation to use My love 
 CIn Your Man's Man's Dworld?
But maybe GI'll be the Dsus4one  to Em7roll You Cadd9over.
I'll Gcall when I Dsus4wanna, call You Em7Honey MagCadd9nolia.
And GI'll be the Dsus4one to let You Em7know when the sweet taste is Cadd9gone.
                  Dsus4|  G..
And it's over,  Honey Magnolia.
 ,,  Dsus4|  Em7   Cadd9|
|  G   Dsus4|  Em7   Cadd9|
 GI spent so many nights just Cadd9blowin in the Dsus4wind,
 GSleepin' in the shirt that You wCadd9ore.Dsus4  
 GI used to race this town, Cadd9cryin in the Dsus4night, She said.
 G"I don't cry anymCadd9ore"G  
MDaybe They're lining up to take You back 
 CIn Your Man's Man's Dworld.
Maybe GI'll be the Dsus4one   to Em7roll You Cadd9over.
I'll Gcall when I Dsus4wanna, call You Em7Honey MagCadd9nolia.
And GI'll be the Dsus4one to let You Em7know when the sweet taste is Cadd9gone.
                 Dsus4|  G..
And it's over, Honey Magnolia.
... |  Cadd9   Dsus4|  G|  Cadd9   Dsus4|
|  G|  Cadd9   Dsus4|  G|  Cadd9   G|
|  D|  D|  C|  D|
Maybe GI'll be the Dsus4one   to Em7roll You Cadd9over.
I'll Gcall when I Dsus4wanna, call You Em7Honey MagCadd9nolia.
And GI'll be the Dsus4one to let You Em7know when the sweet taste is Cadd9gone.
And it's Dsus4over,
'n' baGby I'll be the Dsus4one   You'll Em7never get Cadd9over.
The Gthorn in Your Dsus4pride, sweet Em7Honey MagCadd9nolia.
And Gmaybe I'll Dsus4come,  Em7running at the end of the Cadd9line,
                       Dsus4|  G..
When You're older,  Honey Magnolia.
 ,,  Dsus4|  Em7   Cadd9|
|  G   Dsus4|  Em7   Cadd9|  G..
-------------------------------------------------------------------
     G- 320033
 Dsus4- xx0233
   Em7- 022033
 Cadd9- x32033
Chorus strum pattern & Riff :-
|  1       2       3       4       |  1       2       3       4
   Gd       Gd   Dsus4u       u   Dsus4d   uEm7  Em7  Cadd9  Cadd9  
e--3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|-------------------------------|
b--3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|------0-------0----------------|
G--0-------0---2-------2---2---0---|--2/4-----4-------4\2--p0h2p0--|
D--0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-------------------------------|
A--2-------2---x-------x---x---x---|-------------------------------|
E--0-------3---x-------x---x---x---|-------------------------------|
|  1       2       3       4       |  1       2       3       4
   Gd       Gd   Dsus4u       u   Dsus4d   uEm7  Em7  Cadd9  Cadd9  
e--3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|------0-------0----------------|
b--3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|--3/5-----5-------5\3--p0h3p0--|
G--0-------0---2-------2---2---0---|-------------------------------|
D--0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-------------------------------|
A--2-------2---x-------x---x---x---|-------------------------------|
E--0-------3---x-------x---x---x---|-------------------------------|
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Honey Magnolia

by Brian Fallon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dsus4

Em7

(Chords and riff at bottom of page.)

G Cadd9 Dsus4

Intro - | | |

G Cadd9 Dsus4

| | |

G Cadd9 Dsus4

You come here to do, some desperate thing.

G Cadd9 Dsus4

Like I'm some fool from a film.

G Cadd9 Dsus4

I waited many nights, don't wait anymore, She said.

G Cadd9 G

"But what if I did?"

G Cadd9 Dsus4

Do You think that I been sleeping here alone,

G Cadd9 Dsus4

Crying, waiting on a ring ?

G Cadd9 Dsus4

See I don't get those kind of blues anymore, She said.

G Cadd9 G

"So what if I did?"

Is that an invitation to use My love

C D

In Your Man's Man's world?

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

But maybe I'll be the one to roll You over.

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

I'll call when I wanna, call You Honey Magnolia.

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

And I'll be the one to let You know when the sweet taste is gone.

Dsus4 G

| ..

And it's over, Honey Magnolia.

Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

,, | |

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

| | |

G Cadd9 Dsus4

I spent so many nights just blowin in the wind,

G Cadd9 Dsus4

Sleepin' in the shirt that You wore.

G Cadd9 Dsus4

I used to race this town, cryin in the night, She said.

G Cadd9 G

"I don't cry anymore"

Maybe They're lining up to take You back

C D

In Your Man's Man's world.

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

Maybe I'll be the one to roll You over.

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

I'll call when I wanna, call You Honey Magnolia.

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

And I'll be the one to let You know when the sweet taste is gone.

Dsus4 G

| ..

And it's over, Honey Magnolia.

Cadd9 Dsus4 G Cadd9 Dsus4

... | | | |

G Cadd9 Dsus4 G Cadd9 G

| | | | |

D D C D

| | | | |

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

Maybe I'll be the one to roll You over.

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

I'll call when I wanna, call You Honey Magnolia.

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

And I'll be the one to let You know when the sweet taste is gone.

Dsus4

And it's over,

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

'n' baby I'll be the one You'll never get over.

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

The thorn in Your pride, sweet Honey Magnolia.

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

And maybe I'll come, running at the end of the line,

Dsus4 G

| ..

When You're older, Honey Magnolia.

Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9

,, | |

G Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 G

| | | ..

-------------------------------------------------------------------

- 320033

Dsus4

- xx0233

Em7

- 022033

Cadd9

- x32033

Chorus strum pattern & Riff :-

| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4

G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Em7 Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9

d d u u d u

e--3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|-------------------------------|

b--3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|------0-------0----------------|

G--0-------0---2-------2---2---0---|--2/4-----4-------4\2--p0h2p0--|

D--0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-------------------------------|

A--2-------2---x-------x---x---x---|-------------------------------|

E--0-------3---x-------x---x---x---|-------------------------------|

| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4

G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Em7 Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9

d d u u d u

e--3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|------0-------0----------------|

b--3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|--3/5-----5-------5\3--p0h3p0--|

G--0-------0---2-------2---2---0---|-------------------------------|

D--0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-------------------------------|

A--2-------2---x-------x---x---x---|-------------------------------|

E--0-------3---x-------x---x---x---|-------------------------------|

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