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Holy smoke, a land sakes
alive,
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I never thought this could
happen to me !
D
Mm mm, yeah! Mm mm, yeah!
D
1. I got stung by a sweet honey bee,
oh, what a feeling come over
me.
G
It started in my eyes, crept
up to my head,
D
flew to my heart till I was
stung dead,
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I'm done, uh-uh, I got stung!
D
Mm mm, yeah! Mm mm, yeah!
D
2. She had all that I wanted and more,
and I've seen honey bees
before.
G
She started buzzin' in my ear,
buzzin' in my brain,
D
got stung all over, but I feel no pain
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I'm done, uh-uh, I got stung!
G
D A D
Now, don't think I'm complainin',
I'm mighty pleased we met,
G D
'cause you gimme just one
little peck on the back of my neck,
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and I break out in a cold cold
sweat.
D
3. If I live to a hundred and two,
I won't let nobody sting me
but you.
G
I'll be buzzin' 'round your
hive ev'ry day at five,
D
and I'm never gonna leave once
I arrive.
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I'm done, uh-uh, I got stung!
D
Mm mm, yeah! Mm mm, yeah!
G
D A D
Now, don't think I'm
complainin', I'm mighty pleased we met,
G D
'cause you gimme just one
little peck on the back of my neck,
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and I break out in a cold cold
sweat.
+ repeat verse 3 …..
(orig. = capo 1st) (Elvis
Presley)