Chords for B.B. King- Paying the Cost to be the Boss
Tempo:
135.05 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
B
E
Gb
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Abm] [C] [Abm]
[Db]
[B]
[E] [Abm]
[Gb]
[E] [B]
[Ebm] [B] You act like you [E] don't want to listen [Db] [E] when I'm [Abm] talking to you.
You think you ought to do everything [A] [Abm] you [E] want to [Bm] do.
You [B] got to be crazy [E] [Abm] baby.
Just got to be out of your mind.
[Gb]
Long as I'm paying the [Bm] bills, [B] I'm paying the cards [Gb] to be the boss.
I'll drink [Bm] if I want to.
[B] You [Ab] play a little poker too.
I don't want you saying [B] nothing as long as I'm taking [Ab] care of you.
As long as I'm working baby.
And as long as I'm paying the bills, I don't want no mouth from you.
Love the way I'm talking [E] to you.
You got to be crazy [Abm] baby.
Just got to be out of your mind.
[Gb]
Long as I'm [E] paying the bills, [Abm] [B] I'm paying the cards to be the boss.
[E] [Abm]
[E] [Abm]
I'm not [Dbm]
[E] [Db] [B]
going to let you [Ebm] go.
[B]
Now that [Db] you got me, you [E] act like you're [Gb] ashamed.
You don't act like my baby, you just use my name.
But I [Abm] tell you I'm going to earn the money and I don't want no [Bb] back talk.
[B] You don't like what I'm doing.
[Bm] There's nothing you can do.
[E] You got to be crazy baby.
[B]
[Abm] Just got to be out of your mind.
[Gb]
Long as I'm [Em] paying the [G] bills, [Abm] I'm paying the [E] cards [Gb] to be the boss.
[Eb] [Db] [Abm]
[Bm] [Abm]
[B]
[Abm] [Gb]
[Ab]
[B] [Ab] [Em]
[B]
[D]
[N]
[Db]
[B]
[E] [Abm]
[Gb]
[E] [B]
[Ebm] [B] You act like you [E] don't want to listen [Db] [E] when I'm [Abm] talking to you.
You think you ought to do everything [A] [Abm] you [E] want to [Bm] do.
You [B] got to be crazy [E] [Abm] baby.
Just got to be out of your mind.
[Gb]
Long as I'm paying the [Bm] bills, [B] I'm paying the cards [Gb] to be the boss.
I'll drink [Bm] if I want to.
[B] You [Ab] play a little poker too.
I don't want you saying [B] nothing as long as I'm taking [Ab] care of you.
As long as I'm working baby.
And as long as I'm paying the bills, I don't want no mouth from you.
Love the way I'm talking [E] to you.
You got to be crazy [Abm] baby.
Just got to be out of your mind.
[Gb]
Long as I'm [E] paying the bills, [Abm] [B] I'm paying the cards to be the boss.
[E] [Abm]
[E] [Abm]
I'm not [Dbm]
[E] [Db] [B]
going to let you [Ebm] go.
[B]
Now that [Db] you got me, you [E] act like you're [Gb] ashamed.
You don't act like my baby, you just use my name.
But I [Abm] tell you I'm going to earn the money and I don't want no [Bb] back talk.
[B] You don't like what I'm doing.
[Bm] There's nothing you can do.
[E] You got to be crazy baby.
[B]
[Abm] Just got to be out of your mind.
[Gb]
Long as I'm [Em] paying the [G] bills, [Abm] I'm paying the [E] cards [Gb] to be the boss.
[Eb] [Db] [Abm]
[Bm] [Abm]
[B]
[Abm] [Gb]
[Ab]
[B] [Ab] [Em]
[B]
[D]
[N]
Key:
Abm
B
E
Gb
Db
Abm
B
E
[Abm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] You act like you [E] don't want to listen [Db] [E] when I'm [Abm] talking to you.
You think you ought to do everything [A] _ [Abm] you [E] want to [Bm] do.
You [B] got to be crazy [E] [Abm] baby.
Just got to be out of your mind.
[Gb] _
Long as I'm paying the [Bm] bills, _ [B] I'm paying the cards [Gb] to be the boss. _
I'll drink [Bm] if I want to.
[B] You [Ab] play a little poker too.
I don't want you saying [B] nothing as long as I'm taking [Ab] care of you.
As long as I'm working baby.
And as long as I'm paying the bills, I don't want no mouth from you.
Love the way I'm talking [E] _ to you.
You got to be crazy [Abm] baby.
Just got to be out of your mind.
_ [Gb] _
Long as I'm [E] paying the bills, _ [Abm] [B] I'm paying the cards to be the boss. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ I'm not _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [B] _
_ going to let you [Ebm] _ _ go.
[B]
Now that [Db] you got me, you [E] act like you're [Gb] ashamed.
You don't act like my baby, you just use my name.
But I [Abm] tell you I'm going to earn the money and I don't want no [Bb] back talk.
[B] You don't like what I'm doing.
[Bm] _ There's nothing you can do.
[E] _ _ You got to be crazy baby.
[B] _
[Abm] Just got to be out of your mind.
_ [Gb]
Long as I'm [Em] paying the [G] bills, [Abm] I'm paying the [E] cards [Gb] to be the boss.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] You act like you [E] don't want to listen [Db] [E] when I'm [Abm] talking to you.
You think you ought to do everything [A] _ [Abm] you [E] want to [Bm] do.
You [B] got to be crazy [E] [Abm] baby.
Just got to be out of your mind.
[Gb] _
Long as I'm paying the [Bm] bills, _ [B] I'm paying the cards [Gb] to be the boss. _
I'll drink [Bm] if I want to.
[B] You [Ab] play a little poker too.
I don't want you saying [B] nothing as long as I'm taking [Ab] care of you.
As long as I'm working baby.
And as long as I'm paying the bills, I don't want no mouth from you.
Love the way I'm talking [E] _ to you.
You got to be crazy [Abm] baby.
Just got to be out of your mind.
_ [Gb] _
Long as I'm [E] paying the bills, _ [Abm] [B] I'm paying the cards to be the boss. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ I'm not _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [B] _
_ going to let you [Ebm] _ _ go.
[B]
Now that [Db] you got me, you [E] act like you're [Gb] ashamed.
You don't act like my baby, you just use my name.
But I [Abm] tell you I'm going to earn the money and I don't want no [Bb] back talk.
[B] You don't like what I'm doing.
[Bm] _ There's nothing you can do.
[E] _ _ You got to be crazy baby.
[B] _
[Abm] Just got to be out of your mind.
_ [Gb]
Long as I'm [Em] paying the [G] bills, [Abm] I'm paying the [E] cards [Gb] to be the boss.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _