******************* SMOKIN' THE HIVE *******************
written by Byron Hill and J. Remington Wilde
performed by Randy Travis and Clint Eastwood.


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