THE BEATLES - A TASTE OF HONEY (Scott & Marlow) From PLEASE,
PLEASE ME album. Released on March 22nd 1963.
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A taste of honey
Tasting much sweeter than wine.
I dream of your first kiss, and then,
I feel upon my lips again,
A taste of honey
tasting much sweeter than wine.
I will return, yes I will return,
I'll come back for the honey and you.
Yours was the kiss that awoke my heart,
There lingers still, 'though we're far apart,
That taste of honey
Tasting much sweeter than wine.
I will return, yes I will return,
I'll come back (he'll come back)
For the honey (for the honey)
And you.
9/8 Time
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F#m
A taste honey
of
(A taste honey)
of
A E F#m
| e | | | 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 | 0 | 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 | 2 | 4 4 4 |
| A | 0 | 2 | 4 4 4 |
| E | | 0 | 2 2 2 |
Tasting much than wine
sweeter
(Do do mm
| e | 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 | 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 |
| A | 4 4 | 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 |
| E | 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
I
do Do do mm do)
00:14
F#m F+5 A
| e | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| B | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| G | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| D | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
dream of your first kiss and
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| D | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| A | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| E | | | |
B F#m F+5
| e | | 2 | 1 |
| B | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| G | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| D | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| A | 2 | | |
| E | | | |
then I feel upon my
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| D | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| A | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| E | | | |
A B F#m
| e | 0 | | 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 | 4 | 2 2 2 |
| G | 2 | 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 | 4 | 4 4 4 |
| A | | 2 | 4 4 4 |
| E | | | 2 2 2 |
lips again a taste honey
of of
(A taste
A E
| e | 2 2 | | |
| B | 2 2 | 2 | 0 |
| G | 2 2 | 2 | 1 |
| D | 4 4 | 2 | 2 |
| A | 4 4 | 0 | 2 |
| E | 2 2 | | 0 |
Tasting much than
sweeter
honey)
F#m Bm F#m Bm
| e | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 4 4 4 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 4 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 2 2 2 |
| E | 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 |
wine
F#m
Oh I will
12/8 Time
00:43
A B
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | |
return, Yes I
F#m B
| e | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 | |
will return I'll come
A E
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 0 |
back for honey and
the
9/8 Time
F#m
| e | 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 | 4 4 | 4 4 |
| A | 4 4 | 4 4 | 4 4 |
| E | 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 |
you
(Do do mm do Do do mm
01:01
F+5
| e | 2 2 | 2 | 1 |
| B | 2 2 | 2 | 2 |
| G | 2 2 | 2 | 2 |
| D | 4 4 | 4 | 3 |
| A | 4 4 | | |
| E | 2 2 | | |
Yours was the kiss that
do) awoke
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| D | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| A | | 9 | 8 |
| E | | | |
A B F#m
| e | 0 | | 2 |
| B | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| G | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| A | | 2 | |
| E | | | |
my heart there lingers
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| D | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| A | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| E | | | |
F+5 A B
| e | 1 | 0 | |
| B | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| G | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| D | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| A | | | 2 |
| E | | | |
still, 'though far apart That of
we're taste
F#m A
| e | 2 2 | 2 2 | |
| B | 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 |
| G | 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 |
| D | 4 4 | 4 4 | 2 |
| A | 4 4 | 4 4 | 0 |
| E | 2 2 | 2 2 | |
honey Tasting much
(A taste honey) sweeter
of
E F#m Bm F#m
| e | | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| B | 0 0 | 2 2 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 |
| G | 1 1 | 2 2 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 |
| A | 2 2 | 4 4 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 |
| E | 0 0 | 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
than wine
Bm F#m
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 3 3 3 | 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 4 4 4 | 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 |
| A | 4 4 2 2 2 | 4 4 |
| E | 2 2 | 2 2 |
Oh I will
12/8 time
01:31
A B
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | | |
return, Yes I
F#m B
| e | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 | |
will return I'll come
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A E
| e | 0 | | 0 |
| B | 2 | | 0 |
| G | 2 | | 1 |
| D | 2 | | 2 |
| A | 0 | | 2 |
| E | | | 0 |
back for honey
the
(He'll back For the
come
and
honey)
01:50
F#m Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm
| e | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| B | 2 2 3 3 3 | 2 2 3 3 3 | 2 2 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 4 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 4 | 2 2 4 4 4 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 4 4 2 2 2 | 4 4 2 2 2 | 4 4 2 2 2 |
| E | 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 |
You
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F#
B Bend
R Release
/ slide up
\ slide down
H hammer-on
P pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
. - play note like a dot in standard notation
^ - ties two notes together
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