Honeysuckle Rose Chords by Fats Waller

Tempo:
114.5 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Db

Ab

Ebm

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fats WALLER "Honeysuckle Rose" !!! chords
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[D] [Db]
[Gb]
[A] [Db]
Look at these [Gb] fine, [Ebm] [Db] delicious [Gb] dinners out here this afternoon.
[Ab] Yes, they ain't bad.
[Db]
[Abm] [Db] Why, you [Gb] lovely thing, where [Db] have you been all my [Gb] life?
[Ab] [Gb] [Ab] [A] [Gb]
[B] [Db] [Ab] [Bb] [Em] [Ab]
[Db] [Gb] [Db] If you think I can take a piece from one of you [Ab] girls there, [Db] huh?
What do you say?
[Ebm] Well, all [Db] right then, baby, I'm with you [Gb] a hundred percent.
Come here, I want to tell you [Abm] something.
Every honeybee feels jealousy when they see you out with [Ebm] me.
Don't blame them, [C] goodness knows.
[Ebm]
Honey, suck a rose.
[Ab] [Abm] When you pass by flowers, you'll desire to know the reason why.
[Gb] You're much sweeter, goodness knows.
[Ebm]
Honey, suck a rose.
I don't buy [Gb] sugar.
You [Ab] just have to touch my cup.
You're my sugar.
So sweet when you [Db] stir it up, when I'm taking those sips from your lips.
Does the honey drip mercy, [Gb] confession?
Goodness knows.
You're my honey, suck a rose.
Yeah!
[Bbm]
[Bm] [Bbm] [Ebm] [Bbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Bbm]
[D] [E] [Ebm] [Ab] [Db] [Gb]
[Ebm] [E] [Gb] [Abm]
[Bb] [Ab] You're [Db] my honey, suck a [Bbm] rose.
[Gb]
[B] [Gb]
[Db] Say, every honeybee feels jealousy when they see you out with me.
[Gb] Don't blame them, [Db] goodness knows.
[Gb]
Honey, suck a rose.
[Abm] When you pass by flowers, you'll desire to know the reason why.
[Ebm] You're much sweeter, [Ab] goodness knows.
[Gb]
Honey, suck a rose.
[Gb] I don't buy sugar.
[Abm]
You just have to [Gbm] touch my [Ab] cup.
You're my sugar.
[Abm]
So sweet when you stir it up, when I'm taking those [Db] sips from your lips.
Does the honey drip, [Gb] confession?
Goodness knows.
[Gb]
Honey, suck a rose.
[Ab] [Eb] [Gb] [B]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [E]
[Gbm] [Ab] [Eb] [Abm] Yeah!
[Db] Takes a sip from the lips.
Our confession doesn't [Gb] drip.
Yeah!
You're my baby, my sugar.
Key:  
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Abm
123111114
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
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Let's start jamming Fats Waller - Honeysuckle Rose chords, Practice these chords sequence - Ab, Db, Gb, Ebm, Db, Gb and Abm. Set your pace at 57 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 114. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Gb Major.

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_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ Look at these [Gb] fine, [Ebm] [Db] delicious [Gb] dinners out here this afternoon.
[Ab] Yes, they ain't bad.
[Db] _ _ _
[Abm] _ [Db] _ Why, you [Gb] lovely thing, where [Db] have you been all my [Gb] life?
_ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [Gb] _
[B] _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Em] _ [Ab] _
[Db] _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] If you think I can take a piece from one of you [Ab] girls there, [Db] huh?
What do you say?
[Ebm] Well, all [Db] right then, baby, I'm with you [Gb] a hundred percent.
Come here, I want to tell you [Abm] something.
Every honeybee feels jealousy when they see you out with [Ebm] me.
Don't blame them, [C] goodness knows.
[Ebm]
Honey, suck a rose.
[Ab] [Abm] When you pass by flowers, you'll desire to know the reason why.
[Gb] You're much sweeter, goodness knows.
[Ebm]
Honey, suck a rose.
I don't buy [Gb] sugar.
You [Ab] just have to touch my cup.
You're my sugar.
So sweet when you [Db] stir it up, when I'm taking those sips from your lips.
Does the honey drip mercy, [Gb] confession?
Goodness knows.
You're my honey, suck a rose.
Yeah!
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] You're [Db] my honey, suck a [Bbm] rose.
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] Say, every honeybee feels jealousy when they see you out with me.
[Gb] Don't blame them, [Db] goodness knows.
[Gb]
Honey, suck a rose.
[Abm] When you pass by flowers, you'll desire to know the reason why.
[Ebm] You're much sweeter, [Ab] goodness knows.
[Gb]
Honey, suck a rose.
[Gb] I don't buy sugar.
[Abm]
You just have to [Gbm] touch my [Ab] cup.
You're my sugar.
[Abm]
So sweet when you stir it up, when I'm taking those [Db] sips from your lips.
Does the honey drip, [Gb] confession?
Goodness knows.
[Gb]
Honey, suck a rose.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ [B] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _
[Gbm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] [Abm] Yeah!
[Db] Takes a sip from the lips.
Our confession doesn't [Gb] drip.
Yeah!
You're my baby, my sugar.

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album Aint Misbehavin, written by Andy Razaf and Fats Waller, this one stands out.

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