American Honey
by Lady Antebellum · posted by SMally
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
4 -4 5 -4 5 -4 4 3 4
She grew up on the side of the road
3 3 4 -4 5
Where the church bells ring
-4 -4 -4 4
And strong love grows
3 4 6 5
She grew up good-4 -4 4 -5 5
She grew up slow4 3 4 4 5 -4 4
Like American honey4 4 -4 4 5 5
Steady as a preacher-4 4 3 4
Free as a weed3 3 4 4 -4 5 5
Couldn't wait to get going-4 5 5 5 5 -4 4 4
But wasn't quite ready to leave3 4 6 5 -4 4 -5 5
So innocent, pure and sweet
3 4 4 5 -4 4
American honey
5 6 -6 6 6 5
There's a wild, wild whisper-4 4 4 -4 5
Blowin' in the wind5 6 -6 6 5
Callin' out my name-5 5 5 -4 -3
Like a long lost friend5 6 -6 6 5
Oh, I miss those days-4 4 4 -4 5
As the years go by5 -4 4 4 3 4 -> 5 (-4 4 3 4 optional)
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime4 3 4 4 5 -4 4
And American honey
3 4 -4 4 5 -4 5 -4 4 4
Get caught in the race of this crazy life3 3 4 -4 4 5
Tryin' to be everything-4 5 -4 5 -4 4 4
Can make you lose your mind4 6 5 -4 -4 -4 4 -5 5
I just wanna go back in time
4 3 4 4 5 -4 4
To American honey
5 6 -6 6 6 5
There's a wild, wild whisper-4 4 4 -4 5
Blowin' in the wind5 6 -6 6 5
Callin' out my name-5 5 5 -4 -3
Like a long lost friend5 6 -6 6 5
Oh, I miss those days
-4 4 4 -4 6 -> 5
As the years go by5 -4 4 4 3 4 -> 5 (-4 4 3 4 optional)
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime4 3 4 4 5 -5 5
And American honey4 -4 5 -4 4 -3 -2
Gone for so long now5 5 6 -6 6 6 5 5 -4 4
I gotta get back to her somehow4 3 4 4 5------- -4 4
To American---- honey5 6 -6 6 6 5
There's a wild wild whisper
-4 4 4 -4 5
Blowin' in the wind
5 6 -6 6 5
Callin' out my name
-5 5 5 -4 5
Like a long lost friend7 -7 -6 6 5
Oh, I miss those days-4 4 4 -4 6 -> 5
As the years go by5 -4 4 4 3 4 -> 5
Nothin' sweeter than summertime5 -4 4 4 3 4 -> 5 (-4 4 3 4)
And American honey
4 3 4 4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -4 4
And American honey