Chords for B. B. King - Heed My Warning
Tempo:
132.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Am
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A]
[Em]
[D]
[F] [D]
[A]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [C]
[E] [A] You [B] can lead a horse to water, [A] [D] [Am] but you can't make him drink.
[A] You can send a kid to [Em] college, [A] [Am] but you can't [A] make him think.
[D] You'll never miss your water, baby, [Dm] [F] till the well runs dry.
[A] And you'll never [D] miss me, baby, [C#m] till [F#] I say [Bm] goodbye.
[E]
You're gonna heed [A] my word.
[F#m] [F] [A]
[E] [G] [A] The straw that [E] broke the candle's [Am] back [C#] [D] didn't have to be so [D] big.
[Em] And when you ran off and left me, [G#m] baby, [A] I almost blew my way.
[D] They say [F#] he who has the last laugh [Dm]
[F] always laughs the best.
[A] And I'm gonna [D] laugh louder, baby, [C#] than all the [F#] rest.
[A] [Bm]
[E]
Baby, you better heed, you better [A] heed my warning.
[F] [A] [E]
[E] [Am] [A] If you want me to get out, baby, [D] you know you don't [Am] have to push.
[D] [A] But you'll find a bird in hand [Em] is [Gm] worth two in [A] the bush.
[D] No need to lock the barn door when [F] the cow is gone.
[C] [A] But you're gonna miss me, [D] baby, [C] [A] on some [F#] frosty dawn.
[D]
[E] You know you better heed, you better [A] heed my warning.
[D#] [F] [A] [Am]
[E] [A]
[D] [Am]
[A]
[Am] [D]
[C]
[A] [D]
[D] [A] [F#m]
[B] [C#]
[F#] [G#]
[Am] [E] [F#m]
[A] [E]
[A] It's a long, [Em] long road [Am] that [D] don't have a turn.
[A] You have to be an early bird
[E] if you want to [A] catch a worm.
[D] They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, [F] so it's plain to see.
[A] If the grass looks [D] greener yonder, [C#m] baby, that's where I'm [F#m] gonna be.
[Bm] [D]
[E] Baby, you know you better heed, [A] you better heed my warning.
[F#m] [F] [A] [Am] [E] [A]
[D] [Am]
[B] [D] [Am]
[A] [D]
[A]
[F#] [Bm] [B] [D]
[E] [Em]
[A] [D] [Dm]
[E] [A]
[D] [N]
[Em]
[D]
[F] [D]
[A]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [C]
[E] [A] You [B] can lead a horse to water, [A] [D] [Am] but you can't make him drink.
[A] You can send a kid to [Em] college, [A] [Am] but you can't [A] make him think.
[D] You'll never miss your water, baby, [Dm] [F] till the well runs dry.
[A] And you'll never [D] miss me, baby, [C#m] till [F#] I say [Bm] goodbye.
[E]
You're gonna heed [A] my word.
[F#m] [F] [A]
[E] [G] [A] The straw that [E] broke the candle's [Am] back [C#] [D] didn't have to be so [D] big.
[Em] And when you ran off and left me, [G#m] baby, [A] I almost blew my way.
[D] They say [F#] he who has the last laugh [Dm]
[F] always laughs the best.
[A] And I'm gonna [D] laugh louder, baby, [C#] than all the [F#] rest.
[A] [Bm]
[E]
Baby, you better heed, you better [A] heed my warning.
[F] [A] [E]
[E] [Am] [A] If you want me to get out, baby, [D] you know you don't [Am] have to push.
[D] [A] But you'll find a bird in hand [Em] is [Gm] worth two in [A] the bush.
[D] No need to lock the barn door when [F] the cow is gone.
[C] [A] But you're gonna miss me, [D] baby, [C] [A] on some [F#] frosty dawn.
[D]
[E] You know you better heed, you better [A] heed my warning.
[D#] [F] [A] [Am]
[E] [A]
[D] [Am]
[A]
[Am] [D]
[C]
[A] [D]
[D] [A] [F#m]
[B] [C#]
[F#] [G#]
[Am] [E] [F#m]
[A] [E]
[A] It's a long, [Em] long road [Am] that [D] don't have a turn.
[A] You have to be an early bird
[E] if you want to [A] catch a worm.
[D] They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, [F] so it's plain to see.
[A] If the grass looks [D] greener yonder, [C#m] baby, that's where I'm [F#m] gonna be.
[Bm] [D]
[E] Baby, you know you better heed, [A] you better heed my warning.
[F#m] [F] [A] [Am] [E] [A]
[D] [Am]
[B] [D] [Am]
[A] [D]
[A]
[F#] [Bm] [B] [D]
[E] [Em]
[A] [D] [Dm]
[E] [A]
[D] [N]
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] You [B] can lead a horse to water, [A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] but you can't make him drink.
_ [A] _ You can send a kid to [Em] college, _ [A] _ [Am] but you can't [A] make him think.
_ _ [D] _ You'll never miss your water, baby, _ [Dm] _ [F] till the well runs dry.
_ [A] _ And you'll never [D] miss me, baby, _ [C#m] _ till [F#] I say [Bm] goodbye. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
You're gonna heed _ [A] my word. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] The straw that [E] broke the candle's [Am] back _ [C#] _ [D] didn't have to be so [D] big.
_ [Em] _ And when you ran off and left me, [G#m] baby, _ [A] I almost blew my way.
_ [D] _ They say [F#] he who has the last laugh [Dm] _ _
[F] always laughs the best.
_ [A] _ And I'm gonna [D] laugh louder, baby, _ [C#] _ than all the [F#] rest.
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Baby, you better heed, you better [A] heed my warning.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ If you want me to get out, baby, _ [D] you know you don't [Am] have to push.
[D] _ _ [A] _ But you'll find a bird in hand _ [Em] is [Gm] worth two in [A] the bush.
_ _ [D] No need to lock the barn door _ when [F] the cow is gone.
_ [C] _ _ [A] But you're gonna miss me, [D] baby, [C] _ _ [A] _ on some [F#] frosty dawn.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ You know you better heed, you better [A] heed my warning.
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] It's a long, [Em] long road [Am] that _ [D] don't have a turn. _
_ [A] You have to be an early bird _
_ [E] _ if you want to [A] catch a worm. _
_ [D] They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, _ _ [F] so it's plain to see. _ _
_ [A] _ If the grass looks [D] greener yonder, _ [C#m] baby, that's where I'm [F#m] gonna be. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Baby, you know you better heed, [A] you better heed my warning.
_ [F#m] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] You [B] can lead a horse to water, [A] _ _ [D] _ [Am] but you can't make him drink.
_ [A] _ You can send a kid to [Em] college, _ [A] _ [Am] but you can't [A] make him think.
_ _ [D] _ You'll never miss your water, baby, _ [Dm] _ [F] till the well runs dry.
_ [A] _ And you'll never [D] miss me, baby, _ [C#m] _ till [F#] I say [Bm] goodbye. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
You're gonna heed _ [A] my word. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] The straw that [E] broke the candle's [Am] back _ [C#] _ [D] didn't have to be so [D] big.
_ [Em] _ And when you ran off and left me, [G#m] baby, _ [A] I almost blew my way.
_ [D] _ They say [F#] he who has the last laugh [Dm] _ _
[F] always laughs the best.
_ [A] _ And I'm gonna [D] laugh louder, baby, _ [C#] _ than all the [F#] rest.
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Baby, you better heed, you better [A] heed my warning.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ If you want me to get out, baby, _ [D] you know you don't [Am] have to push.
[D] _ _ [A] _ But you'll find a bird in hand _ [Em] is [Gm] worth two in [A] the bush.
_ _ [D] No need to lock the barn door _ when [F] the cow is gone.
_ [C] _ _ [A] But you're gonna miss me, [D] baby, [C] _ _ [A] _ on some [F#] frosty dawn.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ You know you better heed, you better [A] heed my warning.
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_ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] It's a long, [Em] long road [Am] that _ [D] don't have a turn. _
_ [A] You have to be an early bird _
_ [E] _ if you want to [A] catch a worm. _
_ [D] They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, _ _ [F] so it's plain to see. _ _
_ [A] _ If the grass looks [D] greener yonder, _ [C#m] baby, that's where I'm [F#m] gonna be. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Baby, you know you better heed, [A] you better heed my warning.
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