Thrice - Black Honey (Acoustic)
[Intro]
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Am F x2
[Verse]
Am F Am
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees 'cause I
F Am F Am F
I want honey on my table.
Am F Am
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees 'cause I
F Am F Am F
I want honey on my table.
[Prechorus]
G F
But I never get it right.
G F
No, I never get it right.
[Chorus]
Am F
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees;
Am F
I can't understand why they're stingin' me.
F
But I'll do what I want,
F
I'll do what I please,
E
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need.
Am F
I'll rip and smash through the hornet's nest.
Am F
Do you understand I deserve the best?
F
'Til you do what I want,
F
I'll do what I please,
E
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need.
Am F x2
[Verse]
Am F Am
I try to stick this pin through a butterfly 'cause I
F Am F Am F
I like all the pretty colors.
Am F Am
It just fell apart, so I flung it in the fire
F Am F Am F
to burn with all the others
[Prechorus]
G F
'cause I never get it right.
G F
No, I never get it right.
[Chorus]
Am F
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees;
Am F
I can't understand why they're stingin' me.
F
But I'll do what I want,
F
I'll do what I please,
E
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need.
Am F
I'll rip and smash through the hornet's nest.
Am F
Do you understand I deserve the best?
F
'Til you do what I want,
F
I'll do what I please,
E
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need.
[Bridge]
(Palm mute)
G F
This time, I'll get it right
G F
This time, I'll get it right
G F
It's gonna be this time I'll get it right.
G F
God, let it be this time I get it right.
[Outro Chorus]
Dm F
So I'm cuttin' that branch off the cherry tree
Am G F
singin' this will be my victory then I
G
see them comin' after me
Dm F
and they're followin me across the sea
Am G F
and now they're stingin my friends and my family and I
G
don't know why this is happening
F
But I'll do what I want
F
I'll do what I please
E
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need
Am F Am
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees 'cause I
F Am F End on Am
I want honey on my table.
