The intro is from the 1955 Louis Armstrong version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcUsapcOVpc
The James Smith guitar solo starting at 1:20 is from this 1934 Fats video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7zm8v9reDo
Fats wrote the song in 1929, lyrics by Andy Razaf.
The sax solos over the bridge in the James Smith solo, so I just added some stuff.
Here's me performing the tab: https://youtu.be/s4-OsJfMfuw
[C13] x33335
[C11] x33333
James Smith solo chords:
C6 xxx-9-10-8
C#6 xxx-10-11-9
[B6] xxx897
[Bb6] xxx786
F6 xxx-10-10-10 or xx-10-10-10-10
C# xxx-10-99
C#add9 xxx-10-9-11
F xx-15-14-13-13
F6* xx-15-14-15-x
[C9/E] xx2333
[C#9/F] xx3444
[Eb9/G] xx5666
[F9/A] xx7888
[F#9/Bb] xx8999
F#9add6/Bb xx899-11
F#9+5/Bb xx899-10
[Bb6]* xxx333
[C6]* xxx555
[F]* xxx211
[B6]* xxx444
[F]** xxx565
Intro
[F] [F#dim] [Gm7] [C13] [C11]
[F] [Bb]
Hey I have no use for other sweets
[F] [C11]
Of any kind baby
[Gm7] [C7] [F] [C11]
Since the day you came around
[Gm] [D7] [Gm] [D7]
From the start I instantly made up my mind
[G7] [C7]
That you’re the sweetest sweet that can be found
[F] [C11]
You so sweet! (Oh pops!)
[F] [C11]
Can’t be beat! (Dya mean it?)
[G7] [C] [C7]
Nothing sweeter ever stood on feet.
Verse
[Gm7] [C7]
Every honey bee
[Gm7] [C7]
Fills with jealousy
[Gm7] [C7]
When they see you out with me
[C#dim] [F] [F#dim] [Gm7] [C7]
I don't blame them goodness knows
[F] [Bb] [F] [F#dim]
Honeysuckle rose
Verse
[Gm7] [C7]
When we're passin' by
[Gm7] [C7]
Flowers droop and sigh
[Gm7] [C7]
And I know the reason why
[C#dim] [F] [F#dim] [Gm7] [C7]
You're much sweeter goodness knows
[F] [Bb] [F]
Honeysuckle rose
Bridge
[F]
I don't buy sugar
[Bb] [Bbmaj7]
You just have to touch my cup
[G] [G7]
You're my sugar
[C] [C+]
And It's oh so sweet when you stir it up
Verse
[Gm7] [C7]
When I'm taking sips
[Gm7] [C13] [C11]
From your tasty lips
[Gm7] [C9]
Gee the honey fairly drips
[C#dim] [F] [F#dim] [Gm7] [C7]
You're confection, goodness knows
[F] [Bb] [F] [F#dim]
Honeysuckle rose
[James Smith guitar solo]
[C6] [C6] [C#6]
[C6] [C6] [C#6]
[C6] [C6] [C#6] [C#6] [C6] [B6] [Bb6]
[F6] [F6] [F6] [C#] [C#add9] [F] [F] [F6]* [F] [F] [F6]*
[C#9/F] [C#9/F] [C9/E]
[C#9/F] [C#9/F] [C9/E]
[C9/E] [C#9/F] [Eb9/G] [F9/A] [F#9/Bb] F#9add6/Bb [F#9+5/Bb] [F#9/Bb]
[F] [F] [F6]* [C6] [B6] [Bb6] [Bb6]* [C6]* [F]*
[F]** [Eb7] [E7] [F7]
[Bb] [Ab7] [A7] [Bb7]
[Ab9] [Ab9] [G9] [Ab9] [Ab9] [G9]
[C] [C] [Cadd9] [C] [C6] [B6] [Bb6]
[Bb6]* [B6]* [C6]* [C6]* [B6]* [Bb6]*
[Bb6]* [B6]* [C6]* [C6]* [B6]* [Bb6]*
[C#9/F] C#9add6/F [C#9/F] [C9/E] [F#9/Bb]
[F6] [F6] [F6] [F6] [E6] [Eb6] [F6] [E6] [Eb6]
Verse
[Gm7] [C7]
Every honey bee
[Gm7] [C7]
Fills with jealousy
[Gm7] [C7]
When they see you out with me
[C#dim] [F] [F#dim] [Gm7] [C7]
I don't blame them goodness knows
[F] [Bb] [F] [F#dim]
Honeysuckle rose
Verse
[Gm7] [C7]
When we're passin' by
[Gm7] [C7]
Flowers droop and sigh
[Gm7] [C7]
And I know the reason why
[C#dim] [F] [F#dim] [Gm7] [C7]
You're much sweeter goodness knows
[F] [Bb] [F]
Honeysuckle rose
Bridge
[F]
I Don't buy sugar
[Bb] [Bbmaj7]
You just have to touch my cup
[G] [G7]
You're my su--gar
[C] [C+]
And It's oh so sweet when you stir it up
Verse
[Gm7] [C7]
When I'm taking sips
[Gm7] [C13] [C11]
From your tasty lips
[Gm7] [C9]
Gee the honey fairly drips
[C#dim] [F] [F#dim] [Gm7] [C7]
You're confection, goodness knows
[F] [Bb] [F] [F#dim]
Honeysuckle rose
Outro
[Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6]
[F]** [F]** [F]** [F]** [F]** [F]** [F]** [F]**
[Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6] [Bb6]
[F] [F9]
(3 bars of solo notes in F) (so sweet)
