Honeycomb chords by Ricky Nelson

Honeycomb:Ricky Nelson.
Album - Ricky - on IMPERIAL
Records in 1957. (His solo
album.) (Cover of Jimmie Rodger's
#1 hit in 1957.)

INTRO: B

#1.
B                 Eb   B
Well, it's a darn good life and it's kinda
              E
funny how the bee was made, the bee made
                   Gb
the honey, and the honeybee lookin' for home,
B      Gb   B
made a honeycomb.
B

Then, they combed the world and they gathered
           E
all of the honeycomb into one sweet ball, and
    Gb                              B    Gb
the honeycomb from a million trips, made my
       B
baby's lips.

CHORUS:
    E                                      B
Oh, honeycomb, won't you be my baby, well, honeycomb,
Gb    B
be my own.
       Gbm   Gb         Gbm      Gb
Just a hanka hair and a piece of bone, and made a
B        Gb      B
walkin', talkin' honeycomb.
      E                    B     E           B
Well, honeycomb, won't you be my baby, well, honeycomb,
Gb    B
be my own.
Gb     B         Gb                             B
What a darn good life when you got a wife, like honeycomb.
     C
(Oh, honeycomb)

#2.
C                                                   F
Now, have you heard tell how he made a bee? then he tried

a hand at a green, green tree.
        G                                 C  G
So, the tree was made, I guess you heard, up in, well, he

made a little bird.
          C                                            F
Then they waited around till the end of spring, savin' every
                                 G
note the bird did sing, then, he rolled it up into one sweet
     C      G    C
tone for my honeycomb.

CHORUS:
    F                                      C
Oh, honeycomb, won't you be my baby, well, honeycomb, be my own
(Honeycomb, honeycomb)
       G                                          C
Just a hanka hair and a piece of bone, and made a walkin', talkin'

honeycomb.
      F                                      C
Well, honeycomb, won't you be my baby, well, honeycomb, be my own.
(Honeycomb, honeycomb)
       G                                        C
What a darn good life when you got a wife, like honeycomb.
    Db
(My honeycomb)

#3.
Db                                              Gb
In a little while, when he made that girl, they looked around
                   Ab                            Db      Ab
for a little word..sounded sweet as turtle dove, so they called
   Db
it love.
Db                                               Gb
Then they went around looking everywhere, takin' love from here,
                        Ab                            Db
love from there, and he stored it up in a little cart for my
Ab      Db
honey's heart.

CHORUS:
    Gb                                     Db
Oh, honeycomb, won't you be my baby, well, honeycomb, be my own.
(Honeycomb, honeycomb)
       Ab                                        Db       Ab
Just a hanka hair and a piece of bone and made a walkin', talkin'
Db
honeycomb.
      Gb                                     Db
Well, honeycomb, won't you be my baby, well, honeycomb, be my own.
(Honeycomb, honeycomb)
       Ab                                       Db
What a darn good life when you got a wife, like honeycomb.
(Honeycomb, honeycomb)



A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.