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Date: 10th Dec 2003     To: Majicat        From: DJ
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                 Honey man by Cat Stevens (1970)
Intro

     B   D   E     G   A     B   C  G  F  Dm   E     B
 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | /  /  /  /  | / / / / |
 

Verse 1

B   B   D  E   E    E  G   A
I want to be your hon-ey man, 
A   A   B  C     G      F        Dm    E
I want to be, I want to be your honey man,
B   B    D     E      E   E   G    A
To wash your clothes, & hold your hand,
A   A   B  C     G      F        Dm    E
I want to be, I want to be your honey man!

Verse 2

Am                                    G
   You've got a lot, but all of your money & stuff,
               C       B       E 
Just isn't e-nough to buy what I can give!
       Am
When things get rough, 
                    G                               C
And all of your friendliest friends are turning to dust,
B  E 
   We will live!

Verse 3

  Am                    G
 Sadie, you know I'll give you the world,
(Sacrifice for you,   even die for you!)

        C           B            E
I'll sacrifice---, girl,       anything!
      (Be what you want, girl, anything!)

        Am                G                     C   B
       Lady,  I'll do it all on my own,    be-lieve me!
(I'll sacrifice for you, even die for you, be-lieve me!)

Verse 4

 B    B    D   E   E   E  G  A
Oh, can't you see, I want to be..., 
A   A   B  C         G     F        Dm    E
I want to be..., I want to be your honey man,
B   B    D     E      E   E   G    A
To wash your clothes, & hold your hand,
A   A   B  C     G      F        Dm    E
I want to be, I want to be your honey man!
Verse 5

  E   E  G   A    A    A  C   D
Your hon-ey man, your hon-ey man,
D   D  E  F      C      Bb       Gm    F  C  Bb Gm
I want to be, I want to be your honey man---------,
 F      C      Bb       Gm    A   (RIFF)
Be..., I want to be your honey man-----!



Verse 6 (Instrumental)

  Dm        C        F   E    Am
| / / / / | / / / /| / / / / | / / / / |

  Dm        C        F   E
| / / / / | / / / /| / / / / | / / / / |



Verse 7

 E      E     G   A
Oh---, can't you see?, (Oh, can't you see?)
A  A   C  D
I want to be... ( I want to be...)
D      E  F      C      Bb       Gm    A
I want to be, I want to be your honey man!
 E   E    G     A
To wash your clothes..., ( To wash your clothes...),
  A    A    C    D
...And hold your hand, (...and hold your hand),
   D   E   F     C      Bb        Gm   A
I want to be, I want to be your honey man!



Verse 8

   E   E  G   A
(Your hon-ey man!) Your honey man!
   A   A  C   D
(Your hon-ey man!) Your honey man!
 D  D   E  F      C      Bb       Gm    A
(I want to be, I want to be your honey man!)
  E   E   G      A   
(To wash your clothes...) Wash your clothes,
   A    A   C    D
(...And hold your hand!) And hold your hand!
 D  D   E  F      C      Bb       Gm    A
(I want to be, I want to be your honey man!)




Repeat verse 8 



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Chords:     
   B          D          E          G            A         Dm
x24442     xx0232     022100      355433      577655     xx0231
 IMRLI        IRM      RLM        IRLMII      IRLMII        MRI

   C          Bb         F          Am          Gm 
x35553     x13331     133211      577555      355333
 IMRLI      IMRLI     IRLMII      IRLIII      IRLIII





(RIFF) End of Verse 5 

    A
E --0------0------0------0------|                A
B --2------2------2------2------|             x02220
G --2-h3---2-h3---2-h3---2-h3---| (x2)          IRM
D --2------2------2------2------|        (Use this fingering 
A --0------0------0------0------|         and hammer on & off   
E ------------------------------|       using the Little finger)




Left hand Fingers:  T= Thumb                
                    I= Index finger
                    M= Middle finger
                    R= Ring finger
                    L= Little finger


NB: These suggested fingerings of the chords are shown as played
with the left hand ( i.e. for a right handed player.)
Usually where there are two or more 'I's shown at the same fret this indicates
a barre chord and the Index finger lays across all strings indicated at that fret.

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