Eddy Arnold - Honey

^CSee the tree how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it ^Dm7wasn't big^{G7 Dm7 G7} I ^Dm7laughed at her and ^G7she got mad the ^Dm7first day that she ^Gplanted it was ^Cjust a twig And then the first snow came and she ran out to brush the snow away so it ^Dm7wouldn't die^{G7 Dm7 G7} Came ^Dm7running in ^G7all excited ^Dm7slipped and almost ^Ghurt herself, ^CI laughed till I cried She was always young at heart kinda dumb and kinda smart and ^Dm7I loved her ^G7so ^{Dm7 G7} And ^Dm7I surprised her ^G7with a puppy ^Dm7kept me up all ^G7Christmas Eve two ^Cyears ago And it would sure embarrass her when I came home from working late cause ^Dm7I would know^{G7 Dm7 G7} That ^Dm7she'd been there a ^G7cryin' ^Dm7over some ^Gsad and silly ^Clate late show And honey I ^Dm7miss you,^G7 and I'm being ^Cgood and I'd love to be ^Dm7with you,^G7 if only I ^Ccould

She ^Cwrecked the car and she was sad so afraid that I'd be mad ^Dm7 but what the heck^{G7 Dm7 G7} Though ^Dm7I pretended ^G7hard to be guess ^Dm7you could say she ^G7saw through me and ^Chugged my neck I came home unexpectedly caught her crying needlessly in the ^Dm7middle of the day^{G7 Dm7 G7} Then ^Dm7it was in the ^G7early spring when ^Dm7flowers bloom and ^G7robins sing ^Cshe went away And honey I ^Dm7miss you,^G7 and I'm being ^Cgood and I'd love to be ^Dm7with you,^G7 if only I ^Ccould ^A

Yes ^Done day while I wasn't home while ^D7she was there and all alone the ^Em7angels came^{A7 Em7 A7} Now ^Em7all I have is ^A7memories of ^Em7honey and I ^A7wake up nights and ^Dcall her name And ^Dnow my life's an empty stage where ^D7honey lived and honey played and ^Em7love grew up^{A7 Em7 A7} A ^Em7small cloud passes ^A7overhead and ^Em7cries down on the ^A7flower bed that ^Dhoney loved Yes ^Dsee the tree how big it's grown but ^D7friend it hasn't been too long it ^Em7wasn't big^{A7 Em7 A7} I ^Em7laughed at her and ^A7she got mad the ^Em7first day that she ^A7planted it was ^Djust a twig And honey I ^Em7miss you,^A7 and I'm being ^Dgood and I'd love to be ^Em7with you,^A7 if only I ^Dcould...