Lyrics

Honey and Oranges
(© Dec. 8, 1990, Rick Moody)

Verse 1:

G C (C/hi g)
Honey and oranges
D G G/F#
Mint tea and jam
Em9 Cadd9
You are the sweetest thing
D
That I ever had.
G Cadd9
Coffee with breakfast
Bm C
Wood's in the stove
G Bm
You are my morning star
Cadd9 G
Sweet thing hello.

Verse 2:

G C (C/hi g)
I Flew down to Georgia
D G G/F#
Atlanta Sun
Em9 Cadd9
Gets cold in the wintertime
D
But still had some fun.
G Cadd9
Saw Smokey Mountain
Bm C
And rivers of rain
G Bm
Soon I'll be flying home
Cadd9 G
See Benji again.

Verse 3:

G C (C/hi g)
Stayed at the Peachtree
D G G/F#
Plaza Hotel
Em9 Cadd9
And all of the people
D
They treated me well.
G Cadd9
But down past the lobby
Bm C
A man on the street
G Bm
He wanted a dollar bill
Cadd9 G
To pay for his dreams.

Verse 3:

G C (C hi g)
Went down to your house
D G G/F#
Met Benji and friends
Em9 Cadd9
Warmth as great as the sun
D
The love never ends.
G Cadd9
Black birds to greet us
Bm C
The seeds we have sown
G Bm
Soon I'll come back to you
Cadd9 G
Love of my own.

Verse 5:

Repeat verse 1 to end.