A Taste of Honey

Words & Music by Ric Marlow & Bobby Scott
Recorded by Tony Bennett, 1964 (#94)
Also recorded by Herb Alpert & The Tiajuana Brass, 1965 (#7) (Grammy winner 1965, best record)




  Am       Am+7        Am7  D6
Winds may blow o'er the icy sea;

      Am      Am+7     Am7       D6
I'll take with me the warmth of thee-

            Am       F         Em7         Am     Dm6    Am
A taste of honey, a taste much sweeter than wine.


      Am     Am+7     Am7     D6
I'll leave behind my heart to wear,

     Am    Am+7    Am7     D6
And may it e'er remind you of

           Am        F          Em7          Am    Dm6    Am
A taste of honey, a taste much sweeter than wine.


Bridge:

Am7       D6    Am7     D6
I will return, I'll return,

           F           Em7       Am    Dm6    Am
I'll come back for the honey and you.


    Am         Am+7        Am7     D6
He ne'er came back to his love so fair,

    Am     Am+7          Am7     D6
And so she died dreaming of his kiss-

            Am        F         Em7         Am     Dm6    Am
A taste of honey, a taste more bitter than wine.


Am7       D6   Am7     D6
I will return, I'll return,

            F          Em7       Am    Dm6    Am
I'll come back for the honey and you.


Coda:
           F            Em7  E7-9  Am    Dm6    Am
I'll come back for the honey and you.





 
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