Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Tupelo Honey" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Tupelo Honey Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Van Morrison

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Tupelo Honey" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#       Dm           D#     A#
You can take all the tea in China,
A#     Dm             D#      F
Put it in a big brown bag for me.
A#          Dm           D#     A#
Sail right round all the seven oceans,
A#        Dm               D#        A#
Drop it straight into the deep blue sea.

Chorus:
A#        Dm       D#     A#
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
A#        Dm           D#        F
She's an angel of the first deg-ree.
A#        Dm       D#     A#
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey,
A#         Dm          D#       A#
Just like honey baby, from the bee.

You can't stop us on the road to freedom
You can't keep us 'cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor bent on chivalry

Chorus:
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree (She's an angel)
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like honey, baby, from the bee

You can't stop us on the road to freedom
You can't stop us 'cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granite
Knights in armor intent on chivalry

Chorus:
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree (She's an angel)
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like honey, baby, from the bee

Oh, you know she's alright
You know she's alright with me (She's an angel)
Oh, you know, you know, you know she's alright
She's alright with me (She's an angel)
Well, you know, you know, you know,
you know, you know she's alright
Right with me (She's an angel)
She's alright, yeah, she's alright,
she's alright with me (She's an angel)
She's alright, she's alright to me (She's an angel)
She's alright, she's alright (She's an angel)
She's al- she's alright, she's alright,
she's alright (She's an angel)
She's alright, she's alright,
she's alright, she's alright (She's an angel)

You can take all the tea in China
Put it in a big brown bag for me
Sail it right around all the seven oceans
Drop it smack dab in the middle of
the deep blue sea, because

Chorus:
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree (She's an angel)
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like honey, baby, from the bee (she's an angel)
Oh, she's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree (She's an angel)
Oh, she's as sweet as Tupelo honey
Just like the real thing, oh, from the bee
Yeah, don't you know that

Oh she's alright, she's alright with me
(She's an angel)
She's my babe, yeah, don't you know right
(She's an angel)
She's my baby babe, she's my babe,
yeah don't you know right
(She's an angel)
She's my baby oh, she's all
(She's an angel)
(She's an angel)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tupelo Honey" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tupelo Honey" by Van Morrison.

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