Honeysuckle Rose Chords by Lena Horne

Tempo:
85.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

C

G

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lena Horne: Honeysuckle Rose chords
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[C] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Fm] Every [Bb] honeybee [C] sighs with [Bb] jealousy [C] [D] When they see [Gb] you out with me
[A] I don't blame them, goodness knows [Bbm] [G] Honey [Gb] suckle rose
[Bb] [G] When you're passing by, [Gm] flowers droop [A] and sigh [G] And I know the [F] reason why
You're much [Bb] sweeter, goodness knows [E] Honey [F] suckle rose
[Bb] [Fm] I [Ab] don't buy [Db] [Bb] sugar [Eb]
[Fm] You just have to touch my [C] cup
[Dm] You're my [Eb] sugar [C] [F] It's [G] sweet [Db] when you stir it [F] up
When I'm [Dm] taking sips [Bb] from your [A] tasty lips [Eb] Seems [Eb] the honey fairly [Dm] drips
Your [Bb] confection, goodness knows [Bb] Honey suckle rose
[Abm] I [C]
[G] [C] [Fm]
[F] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [A]
[Bb] [Bb] don't [Cm] buy
[E] sugar [Eb] You just [F] have to touch [Eb] my cup
[C] You're [Eb] my [C] sugar [F] It's [Gm] sweet like honey [Abm] when you [F] stir it up
When I'm taking sips [Db] from your [Gb] tasty [Dm] lips [G] Seems the honey [Dm] fairly drips
[G] Your [Cm] confection, goodness [F] knows [G] Honey [E] suckle [Ab] rose
[B] [Cm]
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Bb
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F
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C
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G
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Eb
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Bb
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F
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C
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Lena Horne - Honeysuckle Rose chords, practice playing C, Bb, Eb, C, F, Gm, Eb, Fm and Eb in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 44 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 89. Given the song's key of B Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Fm] Every [Bb] honeybee [C] sighs with [Bb] jealousy [C] [D] When they see [Gb] you out with me
[A] I don't blame them, goodness knows [Bbm] _ [G] Honey [Gb] suckle rose
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] When you're passing by, [Gm] flowers droop [A] and sigh [G] And I know the [F] reason why
You're much [Bb] sweeter, goodness knows _ [E] Honey [F] suckle rose
[Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] I [Ab] don't buy [Db] _ [Bb] sugar _ [Eb] _
[Fm] You just have to touch my [C] cup
[Dm] You're my [Eb] sugar [C] _ _ [F] It's [G] sweet [Db] when you stir it [F] up
When I'm [Dm] taking sips [Bb] from your [A] tasty lips [Eb] Seems [Eb] the honey fairly [Dm] drips
Your [Bb] confection, goodness knows [Bb] Honey suckle rose
_ _ _ [Abm] I _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ don't [Cm] buy _
[E] sugar _ [Eb] You just [F] have to touch [Eb] my cup
[C] _ You're [Eb] my [C] sugar _ [F] It's [Gm] sweet like honey [Abm] when you [F] stir it up
When I'm taking sips [Db] from your [Gb] tasty [Dm] lips [G] Seems the honey [Dm] fairly drips
[G] Your [Cm] confection, goodness [F] knows [G] Honey _ [E] suckle [Ab] rose
_ [B] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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

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