[Intro]
(harmonic 7/8)
C     C     C     C
[Verse]
         C 
She grew up on the side of the road 
                        Am7 
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows 
            Fmaj7             Dm7 
She grew up good, She grew up slow 
               C 
Like American honey  
            C 
Steady as a preacher, free as a weed 
                     Am7 
Couldn't wait to get going but wasn't quite ready to leave 
      Fmaj7                 Dm7 
So innocent, pure and sweet 
         C 
American honey
[Chorus]
          F          C               Am         G5 
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind 
        F      C            G5 
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend 
      F          C            Am       G5 
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by 
      F 
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime 
           C 
And American honey
[Verse]
                   C 
Get caught in the race of this crazy life 
                   Am7 
Tryin' to be everything can make you lose your mind 
      Fmaj7              Dm7 
I just wanna go back in time 
           C 
To American honey
[Chorus]
          F          C               Am         G5 
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind 
        F      C            G5 
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend 
      F          C            Am       G5 
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by 
      F 
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime 
           C 
And American honey
[Bridge]
         Am  G5   F 
Gone for so long now 
               F     C     Dm7 
I gotta get back to her somehow 
          C 
To American honey
[Instrumental]
F     C     Am     G5     F     C     G5
[Chorus]
          F          C               Am         G5 
There's a wild, wild whisper blowin' in the wind 
        F      C            G 
Callin' out my name like a long lost friend 
      F          C            Am       G5 
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by 
      F 
Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime 
           C 
And American honey 
           C 
And American honey