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]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
You can take all the tea in China,
Bb Dm Eb F
Put it in a big brown bag for me.
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Sail right round all the seven oceans,
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Drop it straight into the deep blue sea.
[Chorus]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
Bb Dm Eb F
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
Bb Dm Eb Bb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
[Verse 2]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
You can't stop us on the road to freedom,
Bb Dm Eb F
You can't keep us 'cos our eyes can see.
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Men with insight, men in granite,
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Knights in armour bent on chival-ry.
[Chorus]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
Bb Dm Eb F
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
Bb Dm Eb Bb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
[Solo]
Bb Dm Eb Bb (x8)
[Verse 3]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
You can't stop us on the road to freedom,
Bb Dm Eb F
You can't keep us 'cos our eyes can see.
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Men with insight, men in granite,
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Knights in armour bent on chival-ry.
[Chorus]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
Bb Dm Eb F
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
Bb Dm Eb Bb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
[Verse 4]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
You can take all the tea in China,
Bb Dm Eb F
Put it in a big brown bag for me.
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Sail it right round the seven oceans,
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Drop it smack dab in the middle of the deep blue sea.
[Chorus]
Bb Dm Eb Bb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
Bb Dm Eb F
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
Bb Dm Eb Bb
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
Bb Dm Eb Bb
Just like honey baby, from the bee.
