Honey
Bobby Goldsboro
Dm7 G7 C Cmaj7 C6
CSee the tree, how big it's grown,
but Cmaj7friend it hasn't C7been too long,
it Dm7wasn't bigG7.Dm7G7
I Dm7laughed at her and G7she got mad,
the Dm7first day that she G7planted it,
was Cjust a twigCmaj7.C6
CThen the first snow came,
and she ran Cmaj7out to brush the C7snow away,
so it Dm7wouldn't dieG7.Dm7G7
Came Dm7runnin' in G7all excited,
Dm7slipped and almost G7hurt herself,
and I Claughed till I crieCmaj7d.C6
CShe was always young at heart,
Cmaj7kinda dumb and C7kinda smart,
and I Dm7loved her soG7.Dm7G7
And Dm7I surprised her G7with a puppy,
Dm7kept me up all G7Christmas Eve,
two Cyears agoCmaj7.C6
And Cit would sure embarrass her,
when Cmaj7I came in from C7workin' late,
'cause I Dm7would knowG7.Dm7G7
That Dm7she'd been sittin' G7there and cryin',
Dm7Over some G7sad and silly,
Clate, late show.Cmaj7
And C6honey, I Dm7miss youG7,Dm7
and G7I'm bein' CgoodCmaj7.
And I'd C6love to be Dm7with youG7,Dm7
if G7only I CcouldCmaj7.C6
She Cwrecked the car and she was sad,
and Cmaj7so afraid that C7I'd be mad,
but Dm7what the heckG7.Dm7G7
Though Dm7I pretended G7hard to be,
guess Dm7you could say she G7saw through me,
and Chugged my necCmaj7k.C6
CI came home unexpectedly,
and Cmaj7caught her cryin' C7needlessly,
in the Dm7middle of the dayG7.Dm7G7
And Dm7it was in the G7early spring,
when Dm7flowers bloom and G7robins sing,
she Cwent awayCmaj7.
And C6honey, I Dm7miss youG7,Dm7
and G7I'm bein' CgoodCmaj7.
And I'd C6love to be Dm7with youG7,Dm7
if G7only I CcoulCmaj7d.Em7A7
One Dday while I was not at home,
while Dmaj7she was there and D7all alone,
the Em7angels cameA7.Em7A7
Now Em7all I have is A7memories,
of Em7Honey and I A7wake up nights,
and Dcall her nameDmaj7.D6
DNow my life's an empty stage,
where Dmaj7Honey lived and D7Honey played,
and Em7love grew upA7.Em7A7
And a Em7small cloud passes A7overhead,
and Em7cries down on the A7flower bed,
that DHoney lovedDmaj7.D6
And Dsee the tree how big it's grown,
but Dmaj7friend it hasn't D7been too long,
it Em7wasn't bigA7.Em7A7
And I Em7laughed at her and A7she got mad,
the Em7first day that she A7planted it,
was Djust a twigDmaj7.D6