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Honey Bee

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There is a simple fingerpicking pattern that you can pickup by ear, or from watching videos.
[Verse 1]
CI am a Ehoney bee,
AmShunned off from the colony
Fmaj7and they won't leGt me iCn
CSo I Eleft the hive,
AmThey took away all my stripes
Fmaj7and broke off bGoth my Cwings
CSo I'll Efind another Amtree
Fmaj7and make the Gwind my fCriend
CI'll just Esing with the Ambirds
Fmaj7They'll tell me Gsecrets of the Cworld*
[Chorus]
AmBut my oGther honey Cbee
AmStuck where he Gdoesn't wanna Cbe*
AmBut my Gdarling, honey Cbee
I'll come sFave you
Even if it mFmeans I'd have to face the Cqueen
Oh EPa da bum ba Amdam bum Fmaj7Paa da Gdadapapa Cdadum
[Verse 2]
CSo I'll Ecome prepared,
AmMy new friends said they would help me
Fmaj7get my lGoved one Cback
CThey say it Eisn't right,
The bAmees have control of your mind,
but I Fmaj7choose not Gto belCieve that
CSo we'll Emeet in the Amdarkness of the night,
and I Fmaj7promised I Gwill be there on Ctime
CWe'll be Eguided by mAmy new friends, the butterflies,
bring us Fmaj7back to our Gown little Chive*
[Chorus]
AmOh my oGther honey Cbee,
No longer Amstuck where he Gdoesn't wanna Cbe*
AmOh my Gdarling, honey Cbee,
I have sFaved you
And now that you're with Fmme,
we can make our own Choney
Oh EPa da bum ba Amdam bum Fmaj7Paa da Gdadapapa Cdadum
At the * there is a lead in before going to Am:
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|----3--2--0---|
E|--------------|

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Honey Bee

by Zee Avi

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Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

There is a simple fingerpicking pattern that you can pickup by ear, or from watching videos.

[Verse 1]

C E

I am a honey bee,

Shunned off from the colony

Fmaj7 G C

and they won't let me in

C E

So I left the hive,

They took away all my stripes

Fmaj7 G C

and broke off both my wings

C E Am

So I'll find another tree

Fmaj7 G C

and make the wind my friend

C E Am

I'll just sing with the birds

Fmaj7 G C

They'll tell me secrets of the world*

[Chorus]

Am G C

But my other honey bee

Am G C

Stuck where he doesn't wanna be*

Am G C

But my darling, honey bee

I'll come save you

Fm C

Even if it means I'd have to face the queen

E Am Fmaj7 G C

Oh Pa da bum ba dam bum Paa da dadapapa dadum

[Verse 2]

C E

So I'll come prepared,

My new friends said they would help me

Fmaj7 G C

get my loved one back

C E

They say it isn't right,

The bees have control of your mind,

Fmaj7 G C

but I choose not to believe that

C E Am

So we'll meet in the darkness of the night,

Fmaj7 G C

and I promised I will be there on time

C E Am

We'll be guided by my new friends, the butterflies,

Fmaj7 G C

bring us back to our own little hive*

[Chorus]

Am G C

Oh my other honey bee,

Am G C

No longer stuck where he doesn't wanna be*

Am G C

Oh my darling, honey bee,

I have saved you

And now that you're with me,

we can make our own honey

E Am Fmaj7 G C

Oh Pa da bum ba dam bum Paa da dadapapa dadum

At the * there is a lead in before going to Am:

e|--------------|

B|--------------|

G|--------------|

D|--------------|

A|----3--2--0---|

E|--------------|

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