Bb - 688766
Dm - x57765
Eb - x68886
F - x8.10.10.10.8 or 133211 (I prefer sliding up to barre 8 from 6)
It also sounds very good transposed down on to A-C#m-D-E. Then you can play the verses as open chords, and
the chorus as barre - gives it a nice sound. Van Morrison did the hard part - coming up with a great song -
it's up to us to play it nicely no matter what key or chord structure :)
[Intro]
E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|--6--8--6------6--8---|--6--8--6------6--8---|
G|----------7-8---------|----------7-8---------|
D|--------------------8-|--------------------8-|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
or
Bb Dm Eb Bb (x2)
[Verse 1]
BbDmEbBb
You can take all the tea in China,
BbDmEbF
Put it in a big brown bag for me.
BbDmEbBb
Sail right round all the seven oceans,
BbDmEbBb
Drop it straight into the deep blue sea.
[Chorus]
BbDmEbBb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
BbDmEbF
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
BbDmEbBb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
BbDmEbBb
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
[Verse 2]
BbDmEbBb
You can't stop us on the road to freedom,
BbDmEbF
You can't keep us 'cos our eyes can see.
BbDmEbBb
Men with insight, men in granite,
BbDmEbBb
Knights in armour bent on chival-ry.
[Chorus]
BbDmEbBb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
BbDmEbF
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
BbDmEbBb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
BbDmEbBb
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
[Solo]
Bb Dm Eb Bb (x8)
[Verse 3]
BbDmEbBb
You can't stop us on the road to freedom,
BbDmEbF
You can't keep us 'cos our eyes can see.
BbDmEbBb
Men with insight, men in granite,
BbDmEbBb
Knights in armour bent on chival-ry.
[Chorus]
BbDmEbBb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
BbDmEbF
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
BbDmEbBb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
BbDmEbBb
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
[Verse 4]
BbDmEbBb
You can take all the tea in China,
BbDmEbF
Put it in a big brown bag for me.
BbDmEbBb
Sail it right round the seven oceans,
BbDmEbBb
Drop it smack dab in the middle of the deep blue sea.
[Chorus]
BbDmEbBb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
BbDmEbF
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
BbDmEbBb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
BbDmEbBb
Just like honey baby, from the bee.