01 - B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding with the King Chords

Tempo:
101.85 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

Bm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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01 - B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding with the King chords
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[B]
I dreamed I had a good job and I got well paid.
[F#] I blew it all at the penny [E] I paid.
[B]
A hundred dollars on a Cupid doll.
No pretty chick is gonna [E] make me crawl.
[B]
[G] Get on the street on the way to the promised land.
[E] Every woman, child and man.
They brought candlelight and a great big diamond [A] ring.
Don't you know [A] you're riding with [B] the king?
[Bm] [E]
[A] [F#] [B] Small ambition and mercy, blue [Bm] frontier.
He's gonna take us all [E] out of here.
[B] Up to that mountain, all the way to the hill.
Where you can get your first [E] prescription filled.
[B] [Bm]
Get on [G] the street on the way to the promised land.
[E] Everybody, everybody, clap your hands.
[G] Don't you just love the way that he
[A] sees.
Don't [A] you know you're riding [B] with the king?
[E] Riding with the king.
[A] Don't you know you're riding [B] with the [F#m] king?
[E] [A]
[D] See the world is shining, free and [Bm] bright.
[B]
[D] You can see it in his face, it's blue [B] and light.
[Bm]
[G] Everybody's getting their [A] anchor wings.
Don't you know you're riding [Bm] with the [B] king?
I stepped out of [F#] Mississippi when I was [E] 10 years old.
[C#m] With a suit [A] cut sharp as a razor [E] and a heart [B] made of gold.
I had a guitar hanging just above waist high.
And I'm [Bm] gonna play this thing [F#m] until the day [B] I'm dead.
[E] Don't you know you're riding [B] with the king?
Don't you know you're riding with me?
[E] [A] Don't you know you're riding [B] with the king?
[C#] [A] You're riding [B] with the king.
[Bm]
[E] [C#m] [A] You're riding, you're [B] riding with the king.
you're lying with the game
lying [E] with the game
you [A] know [F#m] you're lying [Bm] with the game
[F#m] with [E] the game
yes you're lying [A] with the game
[B] [Bm]
[E] [A]
[B] [Bm]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Eric Clapton, B.B. King - Riding With The King chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bm, E, A, Bm, A and B. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I dreamed I had a good job and I got well paid.
_ [F#] I blew it all at the penny [E] I paid.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
A hundred dollars on a Cupid doll. _
No pretty chick is gonna [E] make me crawl. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Get on the street on the way to the promised land.
_ [E] Every woman, child and man.
They brought _ candlelight and a great big diamond [A] ring. _
Don't you know [A] you're riding with [B] the king? _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ [B] Small ambition and mercy, blue [Bm] frontier.
He's gonna take us all [E] out of here. _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Up to that mountain, all the way to the hill.
_ Where you can get your first [E] prescription filled. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Get on [G] the street on the way to the promised land.
[E] Everybody, everybody, clap your hands.
[G] _ Don't you just love the way that he _
[A] _ sees.
_ Don't [A] you know you're riding [B] with the king? _ _ _ _ _
[E] Riding with the king.
_ _ [A] Don't you know you're riding [B] with the [F#m] king? _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ See the world is shining, free and [Bm] bright.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ You can see it in his face, it's blue [B] and light.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Everybody's getting their [A] anchor wings.
_ Don't you know you're riding [Bm] with the [B] king?
I stepped out of [F#] Mississippi when I was [E] 10 years old.
[C#m] With a suit [A] cut sharp as a razor [E] and a heart [B] made of gold.
I had a guitar hanging just above waist high.
And I'm [Bm] gonna play this thing [F#m] _ until the day [B] I'm dead. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Don't you know you're riding [B] with the king?
Don't you know you're riding with me? _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] Don't you know you're riding [B] with the king? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _ You're riding [B] with the king.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ [A] You're riding, you're [B] riding with the king.
you're lying with the game
lying [E] with the game
you [A] know [F#m] you're lying [Bm] with the game
[F#m] _ _ _ _ with [E] the game
yes you're lying [A] with the game _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This track, written by John Hiatt, is part of the album Riding With The King.

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