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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B.B. King- Paying the Cost to be the Boss chords
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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]
Key:  
Abm
123111114
B
12341112
E
2311
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Abm
123111114
B
12341112
E
2311
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Let's start jamming B.B. King - Payin The Cost To Be The Boss chords, practice the chord sequence B, Gb, E, Abm, B, E, Gb and Bm. Set your pace at 67 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 135. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of B Major.

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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] _

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This song finds its place within the The King Of The Blues album.

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