Willis Alan Ramsey - Geraldine And The Honeybee Ukulele

Geraldine & the Honeybee by Willis Alan Ramsey


Intro (one verse) C Adim G7  C  F  G7  C

C         Adim           G7                           C
Geraldine chrysanthemine prettiest li'l flower that I ever seen
         F            G7                   C   Csus C
She's a friend of mine; she's a friend of mine

C            Adim          G7                          C
Petal chile growin' wild, even tho she's livin' on a compost pile
           F                 G7                        C         C7
She's my glitter and my gold; she's my glitter and my gold

Refrain
F                         C      Csus C
Oh Geraldine have you forgotten
F                                G7
Baby I have come for your sweet pollen

C               Adim       G7                        C
I can't wait to pollinate come on pretty baby let's celebrate
     F                  G7                   C     Csus C
The warm and the livin', the takin' and the givin'

Woa(s) (one verse) 

C             Adim          G7                              C
Love ya high, sting ya low, buzz ya everywhere that you'll let me go
       F          G7                  C      C7
Let me go my way, mama, let me go my way

Refrain
F                         C     Csus C
Oh Geraldine have you forgotten
F                               G7
Baby I have come for your sweet pollen

C                   Adim               G7                         C   
I might go crazy, I might go blind I'm never goin' back to that honeysuckle vine
F                   G7                       C   Csus  C        
Long as you're alive, I'll buzz around your hive

C            Adim        G7                                C
Geraldine chrysanthmine prettiest li'l flower that I ever seen
          F       G7                  C     Csus C
She's my honeydew baby, honey do me again……..woa no! 


Not exactly matched but it's the way I've played it since the album came out in 197? and 
I'm sticking to it!


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