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American Honey by Lady A (Lady Antebellum)
American Honey
[Intro] C C Am C
[Verse 1]
C
She grew up on the side of the road
Am
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows
F Dm
She grew up good, She grew up slow
C
Like American honey
C
Steady as a preacher, free as a weed
Am
Couldn't wait to get going but wasn't quite ready to leave
F Dm
So innocent, pure and sweet
C
American honey
[Chorus]
F C Am G
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
F C G
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
F C Am G
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
F
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
C
And American honey
[Verse 2]
C
Get caught in the race of this crazy life
Am
Tryin' to be everything can make you lose your mind
F Dm
I just wanna go back in time
C
To American honey
[Chorus]
F C Am G
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
F C G
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
F C Am G
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
F
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
C
And American honey
[Bridge]
Am G F
Gone for so long now
Em? Dm
I gotta get back to her somehow
C
To American honey
[Instrumental] F C Am G F C G
[Chorus]
F C Am G
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
F C G
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
F C Am G
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
F
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
C
And American honey
C
And American honey
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version 2
Capo 1
Intro: Harmonic betweem 7/8. C C C C
[Verse 1]
C
She grew up on the side of the road
Am7
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows
Fmaj7 Dm7
She grew up good, She grew up slow
C
Like American honey
C
Steady as a preacher, free as a weed
Am7
Couldn't wait to get going but wasn't quite ready to leave
Fmaj7 Dm7
So innocent, pure and sweet
C
American honey
[Chorus]
F C Am G5
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
F C G5
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
F C Am G5
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
F
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
C
And American honey
[Verse 2]
C
Get caught in the race of this crazy life
Am7
Tryin' to be everything can make you lose your mind
Fmaj7 Dm7
I just wanna go back in time
C
To American honey
[Chorus]
F C Am G5
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
F C G5
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
F C Am G5
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
F
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
C
And American honey
[Bridge]
Am G5 F
Gone for so long now
F C Dm7
I gotta get back to her somehow
C
To American honey
[Instrumental] F C Am G5 F C G5
[Chorus]
F C Am G5
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
F C G
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
F C Am G5
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
F
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
C
And American honey
C
And American honey
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version 3
Capo 6th
Intro: G Cadd9 x4
G Em
She grew up on the side of the road, where the church bells ring and strong
Cadd9 G Cadd9 x2
love grows. She grew up good, she grew up slow, like american honey. Steady
G Em
as a preacher free as a weed. Couldn't wait to get goin, but wasn't quite
Cadd9 D G Cadd9 G
ready to leave, so innocent, pure and sweet american honey.
Chorus:
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin in the wind, callin out my name like a
D Cadd9 G Em G Cadd9
long lost friend, oh i miss those days as the years go by oh nothing
Cadd9 (Strum once)
sweeter than summertime. Than American Honey.
(V2)
G Em
Get caught in the race of this crazy life. Tryin be everything, can make
Cadd9 D G Cadd9 G
you lose your mind. I just wanna go back in time, to american honey.
(Chorus)
Bridge:
Em D C D G Cadd9 x4
Gone for so long now, gotta get back to her somehow, to american honey
(Chorus)
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version 4
Capo 5
G: 300233 or 320033
It sounds pretty cool when you change between those 2 G's.
[Intro]
G G Em G
[Verse 1]
G
She grew up on the side of the road
Em
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows
C Am
She grew up good, She grew up slow
G
Like American honey
G
Steady as a preacher, free as a weed
Em
Couldn't wait to get going but wasn't quite ready to leave
C Am
So innocent, pure and sweet
G
American honey
[Chorus]
C G Em D
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
C G D
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
C G Em D
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
C
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
G
And American honey
[Verse 2]
G
Get caught in the race of this crazy life
Em
Tryin' to be everything can make you lose your mind
C Am
I just wanna go back in time
G
To American honey
[Chorus]
C G Em D
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
C G D
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
C G Em D
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
C
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
G
And American honey
[Bridge]
Em D C
Gone for so long now
Bm? Am
I gotta get back to her somehow
G
To American honey
[Instrumental]
C G Em D C G D
[Chorus]
C G Em D
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
C G D
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
C G Em D
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
C
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
G
And American honey
C G Em D
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
C G D
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
C G Em D
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
C
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
G
And American honey
G
And American honey
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version 5
Tuning: Low to High - C# G# C# F# G# C#
This is the real way to play it, and the more fun way!
Chords Used:
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
7 7 4 0 6
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 0
0 9 5 2 7
Intro riff:
Harmonic on 12 to start, listen to strumming
|-+12----0-----0----0------------0----0-------------------------------------------|
|-+12----0-----0----0------------0----0-------------------------------------------|
|-+12----7-h-9-9-/-11-strum---h-9--\--7----------repeat--until -------------------|
|-+12----0-----0----0-----------0-----0-------------------------------------------|
|-+12----0-----0----0-----------0-----0-------------------------------------------|
|-+12----0-----0----0-----------0-----0-------------------------------------------|
Where the church bells ring, and strong love grows, she grew up good
|------------------0-----------------------------------0--------------------|
|------------------0-----------------------------------0--------------------|
|------------------7-----------------------------------4--------------------|
|------------------0-----------------------------------0--------------------|
|------------------0-----------------------------------0--------------------|
|------------------9-----------------------------------5--------------------|
She grew up slow, like american honey
|----------0---------0----0------0-----0--------------------------------------|
|----------0---------0----0------0-----0--------------------------------------|
|----------0---------9-h-11---h--9--\--7--------------------------------------|
|----------0---------0----0------0-----0--------------------------------------|
|----------2---------0----0------0-----0--------------------------------------|
|----------2---------0----0------0-----0--------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Theres a... whisper.. growing in the.. wind
|------0------0--------0-------------0----------------------------------------|
|------0------0--------0-------------0----------------------------------------|
|------4------7--------7-------------6----------------------------------------|
|------0------0--------0-------------0----------------------------------------|
|------0------0--------0-------------0----------------------------------------|
|------5------0--------9-------------7----------------------------------------|
Skip the 007009 chord the next line of the chorus and come back to it the 3rd
Gone for so..long..now..somehow..
|-------0-----0-----0------0---------------0----------------------------------|
|-------0-----0-----0------0---------------0----------------------------------|
|-------7-----6-----4------0---------------7----------------------------------|
|-------0-----0-----0------0---------------0----------------------------------|
|-------0-----0-----0------2---------------0----------------------------------|
|-------9-----7-----5------2---------------0----------------------------------|
Play chorus chords and end on a 12th harmonic
She grew up on a side of the road
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows
She grew up good
She grew up slow
Like American honey
Steady as a preacher
Free as a weed
Couldn't wait to get goin'
But wasn't quite ready to leave
So innocent, pure and sweet
American honey
There's a wild, wild whisper
Blowin' in the wind
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
Oh nothing's sweeter than summertime
And American honey
Get caught in the race
Of this crazy life
Tryin' to be everything can make you lose your mind
I just wanna go back in time
To American honey, yea
There's a wild, wild whisper
Blowin' in the wind
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
Oh nothing's sweeter than summertime
And American honey
Gone for so long now
I gotta get back to her somehow
To American honey
Ooo there's a wild, wild whisper
Blowin' in the wind
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
Oh nothin's sweeter than summertime
And American honey
And American honey
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 6
Solo
|-------------------------------------------9----9--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------9h11-9--9-----9--------------------9--11----|
|---------------------------------------------------8h10--8h10--\8p6---6--/10---------8-|
|-6H8--6--8----------------------6-----------------------------------8------------------|
|------------\6--4---6--4-6p4-/8---\6--4h6----------------------------------------------|
|------------------6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
She grew up on a side of the road
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows
She grew up good
She grew up slow
Like American honey
Steady as a preacher
Free as a weed
Couldn't wait to get goin'
But wasn't quite ready to leave
So innocent, pure and sweet
American honey
There's a wild, wild whisper
Blowin' in the wind
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
Oh nothing's sweeter than summertime
And American honey
Get caught in the race
Of this crazy life
Tryin' to be everything can make you lose your mind
I just wanna go back in time
To American honey, yea
There's a wild, wild whisper
Blowin' in the wind
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
Oh nothing's sweeter than summertime
And American honey
Gone for so long now
I gotta get back to her somehow
To American honey
Ooo there's a wild, wild whisper
Blowin' in the wind
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
Oh nothin's sweeter than summertime
And American honey
And American honey
Legend:
H:Hammer-On
P:Pull-Off
/:Slide Up
\:Slide Down
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version 7
Capo 2nd
Verse 1:
G
She grew up on the side of the road
D
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows
Em (C)
She grew up good, She grew up slow
G
Like American honey
G
Steady as a preacher, free as a weed
D
Couldn't wait to get going but wasn't quite ready to leave
Em (C)
So innocent, pure and sweet
G
American honey
Chorus:
C G D Em
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
C G D
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
C G D Em
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
C
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
G
And American honey
Verse 2:
G
Get caught in the race of this crazy life
D
Tryin' to be everything can make you lose your mind
Em C
I just wanna go back in time
G
To American honey
Chorus:
C G D Em
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
C G D
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
C G D Em
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
C
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
G
And American honey
Bridge:
Em C
Gone for so long now
F D
I gotta get back to her somehow
G
To American honey
Instrumental: C G D Em C
G D
Chorus:
C G D Em
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind
C G D
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend
C G D Em
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
C
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime
G
And American honey
G
And American honey
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version 8
Tuning for this Tab: DADGD
(To play along with Lady Antebellum the tuning would be DbAbDbGbDb)
Chords Used:
A: 7X7600
A7sus4: 2X2000
Bm: 9X0700
D: 000200
Dvariation: 4X0200
G: 6X6400
D
She grew up on a side of the road
Bm
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows
G
She grew up good
A7sus4
She grew up slow
D
Like American honey
D
Steady as a preacher
Free as a weed
Bm
Couldn't wait to get goin'
But wasn't quite ready to leave
G A7sus4
So innocent, pure and sweet
D
American honey
G D
There's a wild, wild whisper
Bm A
Blowing in the wind
G D A
Calling out my name like a long lost friend
G D Bm A
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
G
Oh nothing's sweeter than summer time
D
And American honey
D
Get caught in the race
Of this crazy life
Bm
Trying to be everything can make you lose your mind
G A7sus4
I just wanna go back in time
D
To American honey, yea
G D
There's a wild, wild whisper
Bm A
Blowing in the wind
G D A
Calling out my name like a long lost friend
G D Bm A
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
G
Oh nothing's sweeter than summer time
D
And American honey
Bm A G
Gone for so long now
G Dvar. A7sus4
I gotta get back to her somehow
D
To American honey
G D
Ooh There's a wild, wild whisper
Bm A
Blowing in the wind
G D A
Calling out my name like a long lost friend
G D Bm A
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
G
Oh nothin's sweeter than summer time
D
And American honey
And American honey
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version 9
Tuning:Db Ab Db Gb Ab Db (DADGAD down 1/2 step)
Intro:
db|-+12----0---0--0----0---0~~---0--0---0--0~~------------------------------|
Ab|-+12----0---0--0----0---0~~---0--0---0--0~~------------------------------|
Gb|-+12----7---9--9-\-11--11~~--11-11-/-9--7~~------------------------------|
Db|-+12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-+12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-+12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Chords:
D Bm G Fb
db|----0------0------0------0-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----0------0------0------0-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----2------7------4------0-----------------------------------------------|
Db|----0------0------5------2-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----0------x------x------x-----------------------------------------------|
Db|----0------9------5------2-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus Chords:
G D Bm A
db|---0-----0-----0----0----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---0-----0-----0----0----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----2-----7----6----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---5-----0-----0----7----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---x-----0-----x----x----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---5-----0-----9----7----------------------------------------------------|
Bridge Chords:
Bm A G D Fb
db|------0-----0----0----0-----0--------------------------------------------|
Ab|------0-----0----0----0-----0--------------------------------------------|
Gb|------7-----6----4----2-----0--------------------------------------------|
Db|------0-----7----5----0-----2--------------------------------------------|
Ab|------x-----x----x----0-----x--------------------------------------------|
Db|------9-----7----5----4-----2--------------------------------------------
Verse:
D
She grew up on a side of the road
Bm
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows
G
She grew up good
Fb
She grew up slow
D
Like American honey
D
Steady as a preacher
Free as a weed
Bm
Couldn't wait to get goin'
But wasn't quite ready to leave
G Fb
So innocent, pure and sweet
D
American honey
Chorus:
G D
There's a wild, wild whisper
Bm A
Blowing in the wind
G D A
Calling out my name like a long lost friend
G D Bm A
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
G
Oh nothing's sweeter than summer time
D
And American honey
Verse:
D
Get caught in the race
Of this crazy life
Bm
Trying to be everything can make you lose your mind
G Fb
I just wanna go back in time
D
To American honey, yea
Chorus:
G D
There's a wild, wild whisper
Bm A
Blowing in the wind
G D A
Calling out my name like a long lost friend
G D Bm A
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
G
Oh nothing's sweeter than summer time
D
And American honey
Bridge:
Bm A G
Gone for so long now
G D A
I gotta get back to her somehow
D
To American honey
repeat bridge chords strummed
Chorus:
G D
There's a wild, wild whisper
Bm A
Blowing in the wind
G D A
Calling out my name like a long lost friend
G D Bm A
Oh I miss those days as the years go by
G
Oh nothing's sweeter than summer time
D
And American honey
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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