Honey Bee Chords

by Tom Petty
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author JeffPayne [a] 71. Last edit on Feb 26, 2018
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Chords

Am
G
C
D
F
A

Strumming

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Intro  (spoken)
All right, here we go. A little number called
Give me some sugar, little honey natural bee.
 
  Hook         Distortion if you got it, or just crank it up
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------3-0-------3-------3-0--------------3-0-------3-------3-0-------|
E|-0-3-5-----0-3-5---0-3-5-----3-0-5--0-3-5-----0-3-5---0-3-5-----3-0-5-|
Drums, 2nd guitar enter after first run through hook.
Second guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5---------5-------5---------------7---------5-------5---------|
D|---5-7---7---5-7-----5-7---7-5---7---5-7---7---5-7-----5-7---7-5---7-|
A|-7---------7-------7-----------7---7---------7-------7-----------7---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Alternate hook X2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------2-0-----2-0-----------|
A|-------3-----3-0-----2-0-------|
E|-0-3-5-------------------3-0-5-|
 
Verse played over hook throughout
 
First verse
Am
Come on now, give me some sugar
                          G           Am
Give me some sugar, little honey bee
 Am
Don't be afraid, not gonna hurt you
                            G       Am
I wouldn't hurt my little honey bee
 
Hook x2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------3-----------------|
A|-------3-0---------------3-0-------|
E|-0-3-5-----0-3-5---0-3-5-----3-0-5-|
 
That's right!
 
Verse 2
Am
Don't say a word 'bout what we're doin'
                          G          Am
Don't say nothin', little honey bee
 Am
Don't tell your Momma, don't tell your sister
                                  G        Am
Don't tell your boyfriend, little honey bee
 
Tab for chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-5-5---5-7-7-7-5-7b-7-5---------------5-5-5---5-7-|
D|-7-7-7--5-7-------7------------------7-5-7-7-7-5-7-------7-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-5-7-7b-5---5-7-7-7-5-7-7b|
D|----------------7---------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
First Chorus
Am                       C                               D
She like to call me king bee, she like to buzz 'round my tree
           F
I call her honey bee
Am          C                        D                    F
I'm a man in a trance, I'm a boy in short pants when I see my honey bee
       G
Well, I've got something to say
Hook
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-------3-------3-0--------3--0-0-------|
E|-0-3-5---0-3-5-----0-3-5---------3-0-5-|
 
Buzz awhile
 
Hook                Twenty dollars
 
Solo   over riff
 
 
Third Verse
Am
Look here now, peace in the valley
                          G           Am
Peace in the valley with my honey bee
  Am
Don't say a word 'bout what we're doin'
                         G        Am
Don't say nothing little honey bee
 
Second Chorus
Am                     C                  D
She give me her monkey hand in a Rambler sedan
               F
I'm the King of Milwaukee
 
 A                     C                               D
Her juju beads are so nice, she kissed my third cousin twice
             F
I'm the King of Pomona
       G
Well I've got something to say  
Hook
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------3-0-------3-------3-0--------|
E|-0-3-5-----0-3-5---0-3-5------3-0-5-|
 
Come on
 
Hook               That's right
 
                    Am  C  D  F    Am  C  D  F  G
 
Solo   Over chorus  Whoa! two hundred dollars
Solo over Hook
Enjoy!
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1 comment
jd5223
Nice! Well done. Such a fun song and great tab. Thanks for posting this.
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