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[Intro]
Dm7 G7 C Dm7
[Verse 1]
CSee the tree how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it Dm7wasn't bigG7  Dm7  G7  
I Dm7laughed at her and G7she got mad the Dm7first day that she Gplanted it was Cjust a twig
And then the first snow came and she ran out to brush the snow away so it Dm7wouldn't dieG7  Dm7  G7  
Came Dm7running in G7all excited Dm7slipped and almost Ghurt herself, CI laughed till I cried
She was always young at heart kinda dumb and kinda smart and Dm7I loved her G7soDm7  G7  
And Dm7I surprised her G7with a puppy Dm7kept me up all G7Christmas Eve two Cyears ago
And it would sure embarrass her when I came home from working late cause Dm7I would knowG7  Dm7  G7  
That Dm7she'd been there a G7cryin' Dm7over some Gsad and silly Clate late show
And honey I Dm7miss you,  G7and I'm being Cgood and I'd love to be Dm7with you,  G7if only I Ccould
[Verse 2]
She Cwrecked the car and she was sad so afraid that I'd be mad  Dm7but what the heckG7  Dm7  G7  
Though Dm7I pretended G7hard to be guess Dm7you could say she G7saw through me and Chugged my neck
I came home unexpectedly caught her crying needlessly in the Dm7middle of the dayG7  Dm7  G7  
Then Dm7it was in the G7early spring when Dm7flowers bloom and G7robins sing Cshe went away
And honey I Dm7miss you,  G7and I'm being Cgood and I'd love to be Dm7with you,  G7if only I CcouldA  
[Verse 3]
Yes Done day while I wasn't home while D7she was there and all alone the Em7angels cameA7  Em7  A7  
Now Em7all I have is A7memories of Em7honey and I A7wake up nights and Dcall her name
And Dnow my life's an empty stage where D7honey lived and honey played and Em7love grew upA7  Em7  A7  
A Em7small cloud passes A7overhead and Em7cries down on the A7flower bed that Dhoney loved
Yes Dsee the tree how big it's grown but D7friend it hasn't been too long it Em7wasn't bigA7  Em7  A7  
I Em7laughed at her and A7she got mad the Em7first day that she A7planted it was Djust a twig
And honey I Em7miss you,  A7and I'm being Dgood and I'd love to be Em7with you,  A7if only I Dcould...

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Honey

by Eddy Arnold

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Em7

[Intro]

Dm7 G7 C Dm7

[Verse 1]

C Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

See the tree how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't big

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G C

I laughed at her and she got mad the first day that she planted it was just a twig

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

And then the first snow came and she ran out to brush the snow away so it wouldn't die

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G C

Came running in all excited slipped and almost hurt herself, I laughed till I cried

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

She was always young at heart kinda dumb and kinda smart and I loved her so

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C

And I surprised her with a puppy kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

And it would sure embarrass her when I came home from working late cause I would know

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G C

That she'd been there a cryin' over some sad and silly late late show

Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7 C

And honey I miss you, and I'm being good and I'd love to be with you, if only I could

[Verse 2]

C Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

She wrecked the car and she was sad so afraid that I'd be mad but what the heck

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C

Though I pretended hard to be guess you could say she saw through me and hugged my neck

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

I came home unexpectedly caught her crying needlessly in the middle of the day

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C

Then it was in the early spring when flowers bloom and robins sing she went away

Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7 C A

And honey I miss you, and I'm being good and I'd love to be with you, if only I could

[Verse 3]

D D7 Em7 A7 Em7 A7

Yes one day while I wasn't home while she was there and all alone the angels came

Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D

Now all I have is memories of honey and I wake up nights and call her name

D D7 Em7 A7 Em7 A7

And now my life's an empty stage where honey lived and honey played and love grew up

Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D

A small cloud passes overhead and cries down on the flower bed that honey loved

D D7 Em7 A7 Em7 A7

Yes see the tree how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't big

Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D

I laughed at her and she got mad the first day that she planted it was just a twig

Em7 A7 D Em7 A7 D

And honey I miss you, and I'm being good and I'd love to be with you, if only I could...

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