Chords for John Hiatt & Ry Cooder Riding with the King
Tempo:
103.3 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is a song called Riding With The King, which is also the name of my new album, for those of you who may be interested.
[A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [G]
[B]
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] [Am] [B]
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
I just know that chick is [Bm] gonna make me [E] crawl.
[B] [G] On TWA to the promised [D] land.
[Am] [E]
Every woman, child and man [G] gets a Cadillac and a diamond ring.
[Am]
Don't you know we're riding with [B] the king?
[D] [B] [E]
[A] [B] So listen up, [Am] the new frontier [Bm]
is [B] gonna take us all on [E] out of here.
[B] Go to that mansion, oh yeah, you can get your prescription [E] here.
[A] [B]
We're [G] on a TWA to the promised land.
[C] [E] Everybody come on and clap your [G] hands.
Don't you just love the way he sings?
[A]
Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king?
[E]
[D] Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king?
[E]
[A] [F#m] [D] A red cape [G] and a shining [Bm] cold world.
[B]
[D] I never saw his face, but I saw [B] the light, baby.
[G] Tonight everybody's getting their hands [A] wet.
Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king?
Riding [E] with the king.
[A] Go [E] on king, buzz a while.
[B]
Now [E]
[Bm] [A] [F#m] [B]
[D] [B] [E]
[Am] [F#m] [B]
[E]
[F#m] [B]
[E]
[A] [Bm] wait just a minute.
[F#] [E]
[G] [A] [G] [B]
You [G] know what I want?
[G#] [B] [A] [G] [B]
I want a king size [A] bed.
[G] [Bm]
And I want a [B] Cadillac about [E]
three [D] blocks [G] long.
[F#m] [B] Is that alright?
I [Am] [E] [Bm] want a diamond [E] ring [F#] for every one of my [G] fingers.
[Am] [Bm] [Am]
And from here on out, [E] I only want to be seen with long, [A] tall, blonde [G] women like they have on those rock [B] video [Am] shows.
And I want to be [Bm] escorted [C] into [A] ballrooms full of midgets and smoke.
[G] [Am] Where they hurl [G] the cocktail [Am] glasses across [C] the room in slow motion.
[D] [B] Because man, [Em] that's real life.
I love that real [B] life.
Don't you
[A] [Bm] know we're riding with the [E] king?
[A] [E]
[D] Pee-wee king.
[F#] [E]
[A] The man who would be king.
[B] King Kong.
All the thrill is gone.
[E]
[A] [E] Martin [B] Luther King.
The king in a hat.
[E]
[A] [G#] When I stepped out of a mirror I was ten years old.
[Fm] I had a suit cut sharp as a razor and I had a heart [F#] made out of solid gold.
[Bm] I had a guitar [Am] hanging.
I believe [G#] it was just about waist [Em] high.
And I'm going to play that [G#m] [A] until the day [C] I die.
[Bm]
[B] [E]
[A] Don't you know we're riding [Bm] with the [B] king?
[E]
[A] Don't you know [Bm] we're riding with the king, y [Em]'all?
[B] Riding [E] with the king.
[G] King!
[B] King!
[E] With the king, y'all.
[A] Don't you know we're riding [B]
[E] with the king?
[A] Don't you [F#] know we're riding [B] with the [E] king.
[A] [B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[D] [B]
[N] [B]
[F#] [Em]
[A]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [G]
[B]
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] [Am] [B]
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
I just know that chick is [Bm] gonna make me [E] crawl.
[B] [G] On TWA to the promised [D] land.
[Am] [E]
Every woman, child and man [G] gets a Cadillac and a diamond ring.
[Am]
Don't you know we're riding with [B] the king?
[D] [B] [E]
[A] [B] So listen up, [Am] the new frontier [Bm]
is [B] gonna take us all on [E] out of here.
[B] Go to that mansion, oh yeah, you can get your prescription [E] here.
[A] [B]
We're [G] on a TWA to the promised land.
[C] [E] Everybody come on and clap your [G] hands.
Don't you just love the way he sings?
[A]
Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king?
[E]
[D] Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king?
[E]
[A] [F#m] [D] A red cape [G] and a shining [Bm] cold world.
[B]
[D] I never saw his face, but I saw [B] the light, baby.
[G] Tonight everybody's getting their hands [A] wet.
Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king?
Riding [E] with the king.
[A] Go [E] on king, buzz a while.
[B]
Now [E]
[Bm] [A] [F#m] [B]
[D] [B] [E]
[Am] [F#m] [B]
[E]
[F#m] [B]
[E]
[A] [Bm] wait just a minute.
[F#] [E]
[G] [A] [G] [B]
You [G] know what I want?
[G#] [B] [A] [G] [B]
I want a king size [A] bed.
[G] [Bm]
And I want a [B] Cadillac about [E]
three [D] blocks [G] long.
[F#m] [B] Is that alright?
I [Am] [E] [Bm] want a diamond [E] ring [F#] for every one of my [G] fingers.
[Am] [Bm] [Am]
And from here on out, [E] I only want to be seen with long, [A] tall, blonde [G] women like they have on those rock [B] video [Am] shows.
And I want to be [Bm] escorted [C] into [A] ballrooms full of midgets and smoke.
[G] [Am] Where they hurl [G] the cocktail [Am] glasses across [C] the room in slow motion.
[D] [B] Because man, [Em] that's real life.
I love that real [B] life.
Don't you
[A] [Bm] know we're riding with the [E] king?
[A] [E]
[D] Pee-wee king.
[F#] [E]
[A] The man who would be king.
[B] King Kong.
All the thrill is gone.
[E]
[A] [E] Martin [B] Luther King.
The king in a hat.
[E]
[A] [G#] When I stepped out of a mirror I was ten years old.
[Fm] I had a suit cut sharp as a razor and I had a heart [F#] made out of solid gold.
[Bm] I had a guitar [Am] hanging.
I believe [G#] it was just about waist [Em] high.
And I'm going to play that [G#m] [A] until the day [C] I die.
[Bm]
[B] [E]
[A] Don't you know we're riding [Bm] with the [B] king?
[E]
[A] Don't you know [Bm] we're riding with the king, y [Em]'all?
[B] Riding [E] with the king.
[G] King!
[B] King!
[E] With the king, y'all.
[A] Don't you know we're riding [B]
[E] with the king?
[A] Don't you [F#] know we're riding [B] with the [E] king.
[A] [B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[D] [B]
[N] [B]
[F#] [Em]
Key:
B
E
A
G
Bm
B
E
A
This is a song called Riding With The King, which is also the name of my new album, for those of you who may be interested.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I just know that chick is [Bm] gonna make me [E] crawl.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] On TWA to the promised [D] land.
[Am] _ [E] _
Every woman, child and man [G] gets a Cadillac and a diamond ring.
_ [Am] _ _
_ _ Don't you know we're riding with [B] the king?
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] So listen up, [Am] the new frontier [Bm] _
is [B] gonna take us all on [E] out of here.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ Go to that mansion, oh yeah, _ _ you can get your prescription [E] here. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ We're [G] on a TWA to the promised land.
[C] _ [E] _ _ Everybody come on and clap your [G] hands.
Don't you just love the way he sings?
[A] _ _ _
_ Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king? _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ A red cape [G] and a shining [Bm] cold world.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] I never saw his face, but I saw [B] the light, baby.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Tonight _ everybody's getting their hands [A] wet. _
_ _ Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king?
_ _ _ _ Riding [E] with the king.
_ [A] Go [E] on king, buzz a while.
[B] _ _
_ _ Now _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] wait just a minute.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ You [G] know what I want?
[G#] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _
I want a king size _ [A] bed.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ And I want a [B] Cadillac about [E] _
three [D] blocks [G] long.
[F#m] [B] Is that alright?
I _ [Am] _ _ [E] [Bm] want a diamond [E] ring [F#] for every one of my [G] fingers.
[Am] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am]
And from here on out, _ [E] I only want to be seen with long, [A] tall, blonde [G] women like they have on those rock [B] video [Am] shows.
_ _ And I want to be [Bm] escorted [C] into [A] ballrooms full of midgets and smoke.
[G] _ [Am] Where they hurl [G] the cocktail [Am] glasses across [C] the room in slow motion.
[D] _ [B] Because man, [Em] that's real life.
I love that real [B] life.
Don't you _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] know we're riding with the [E] king? _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] Pee-wee king.
[F#] _ _ [E] _
[A] The man who would be king.
_ [B] King Kong.
_ All the thrill is gone.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Martin [B] Luther King.
The king in a hat.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G#] When I stepped out of a mirror I was ten years old.
[Fm] I had a suit cut sharp as a razor and I had a heart [F#] made out of solid gold.
[Bm] I had a guitar [Am] hanging.
I believe [G#] it was just about waist [Em] high.
And I'm going to play that [G#m] _ [A] until the day [C] I die.
[Bm] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ Don't you know we're riding [Bm] with the [B] king?
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] Don't you know [Bm] we're riding with the king, y [Em]'all?
_ [B] _ Riding [E] with the king.
[G] King!
_ [B] _ King!
_ _ _ _ _ [E] With the king, y'all.
_ [A] _ Don't you know we're riding [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] with the king?
_ _ [A] Don't you [F#] know we're riding [B] with the _ _ _ _ _ [E] king. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
[N] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I just know that chick is [Bm] gonna make me [E] crawl.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] On TWA to the promised [D] land.
[Am] _ [E] _
Every woman, child and man [G] gets a Cadillac and a diamond ring.
_ [Am] _ _
_ _ Don't you know we're riding with [B] the king?
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] So listen up, [Am] the new frontier [Bm] _
is [B] gonna take us all on [E] out of here.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ Go to that mansion, oh yeah, _ _ you can get your prescription [E] here. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ We're [G] on a TWA to the promised land.
[C] _ [E] _ _ Everybody come on and clap your [G] hands.
Don't you just love the way he sings?
[A] _ _ _
_ Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king? _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ A red cape [G] and a shining [Bm] cold world.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] I never saw his face, but I saw [B] the light, baby.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Tonight _ everybody's getting their hands [A] wet. _
_ _ Don't you know we're riding [B] with the king?
_ _ _ _ Riding [E] with the king.
_ [A] Go [E] on king, buzz a while.
[B] _ _
_ _ Now _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] wait just a minute.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ You [G] know what I want?
[G#] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _
I want a king size _ [A] bed.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ And I want a [B] Cadillac about [E] _
three [D] blocks [G] long.
[F#m] [B] Is that alright?
I _ [Am] _ _ [E] [Bm] want a diamond [E] ring [F#] for every one of my [G] fingers.
[Am] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am]
And from here on out, _ [E] I only want to be seen with long, [A] tall, blonde [G] women like they have on those rock [B] video [Am] shows.
_ _ And I want to be [Bm] escorted [C] into [A] ballrooms full of midgets and smoke.
[G] _ [Am] Where they hurl [G] the cocktail [Am] glasses across [C] the room in slow motion.
[D] _ [B] Because man, [Em] that's real life.
I love that real [B] life.
Don't you _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] know we're riding with the [E] king? _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] Pee-wee king.
[F#] _ _ [E] _
[A] The man who would be king.
_ [B] King Kong.
_ All the thrill is gone.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Martin [B] Luther King.
The king in a hat.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G#] When I stepped out of a mirror I was ten years old.
[Fm] I had a suit cut sharp as a razor and I had a heart [F#] made out of solid gold.
[Bm] I had a guitar [Am] hanging.
I believe [G#] it was just about waist [Em] high.
And I'm going to play that [G#m] _ [A] until the day [C] I die.
[Bm] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ Don't you know we're riding [Bm] with the [B] king?
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] Don't you know [Bm] we're riding with the king, y [Em]'all?
_ [B] _ Riding [E] with the king.
[G] King!
_ [B] _ King!
_ _ _ _ _ [E] With the king, y'all.
_ [A] _ Don't you know we're riding [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] with the king?
_ _ [A] Don't you [F#] know we're riding [B] with the _ _ _ _ _ [E] king. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
[N] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _