Verse 1: (Randy Travis) 
         A  
        I was ten years old on my grandpa's farm when it happened 
                                                        E  
        After all these years i can still hear grandpa laughin' 
              A   
        As he applied that barnyard remedy 
            D 
        He passed his wisdom down to me 
             A                       E                     A       
        You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive 
 
 
Verse 2: (Clint Eastwood) 
         A  
        I remember my first crush was on the preacher's daughter 
                                                                       E 
        We were smoochin' on the front porch swing that night when he caught her 
                   A 
        We weren't expectin' him home until quarter past ten 
                  D 
        When the good Lord taught me that lesson again 
             A                       E                     A  
        You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive 
 
 
Chorus: (Randy Travis,Clint Eastwood) 
     A             D                                        A         
        You don't point your pistol before you check each chamber 
                 E                                        A  
        And you don't drink no you don't drink when you drive 
                  D                                    A     F#m 
        It's just ordinary common sense to avoid that danger 
             A                       E                     A 
        You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive 
 
 
Verse 3: (Randy Travis,Clint Eastwood) 
         A  
        She rolled into town with rodeo,she was a beauty 
                                                       E 
        And that cowboy saw you wink at her,she was a cutie 
                      A 
        The sound of jinglin' spurs caught me dead on a run 
                D            
        He was fit to be tied and you were under the gun 
             A                       E                     A  
        You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive 
 
 
Chorus. 
 
                A                       E                     A 
        No,you don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive 
        / 
        You're gonna get stung boy