Wild Honey
View chords used in this chart
Intro:
G7 C/G
/ / / / / / / /
g........G <- theremin glissando
G7 C/G G7 C/G
(Sweet sweet a honey bee eat eat a bit of honey)
Verse 1:
G C/G G C/G
Mama, I'm tellin' you as sure as I'm standin' here
G C/G G C/G
She's my girl and that's the way I'm keepin' it, my mama dear
Am C
No good would it do you to stand there and frown at me
Am C
The girl's got my heart and my love's comin' down on me
Am D7 G
My life's kinda mellow since I got a taste of wild honey
Verse 2:
You know she's got the sweetness of a honey bee
Wild honey, she got it hard and stung me good, yessirree
With all the other stud bees buzzin' all around her hive
She singled me out, single-handed took me alive
Can you dig it gonna take my life eatin' up her wild honey
[repeat intro]
Organ solo:
Em D C7 Bm
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / [2x]
Bridge:
Am
Oh, mama she's sweeter (gettin' sweeter)
Sweeter (gettin' sweeter)
D7
Sweeter, sweeter, ah...
Verse 3:
Wild honey, oh let me tell you how she really got to my soul
It ain't funny the way she makes me want to sing a little
rock 'n roll
There's nothing quite as sweet as a taste of wild honey
I break my back workin' just to save me some money
So I can spend my life with her... sock it to me, wild honey
Coda:
[repeat intro to fade]
How to play Wild Honey
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.