Riding with the King Chords by Eric Clapton, B.B. King
Tempo:
101.75 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[B]
I dreamed I had a good job and I got well paid.
I [E] blew it [B] all [Bm] at the [E] penny I paid.
[B] A hundred dollars for a Cupid doll.
No pretty chick is gonna [E] make me crawl.
[B]
[G] Get on the speed of your way to the promised [F#m] [E] land.
Everyone's a child and man.
[G] There's a Cadillac and a great big [A] 9000 range.
Don't you know you're [Bm] riding [B] with the king?
[E] [A]
[B] And for a mission of mercy,
I'm the new frontier.
[Bm] [B] He's gonna take us all up [E] out of jail.
[B] Up to that mansion on the hill.
Where you can get your first [E] prison fill.
[B]
[Bm] [G] Get on the speed of your way to the promised land.
[E]
Everybody, everybody, clap your hands.
[G]
Don't you just love the way that it [A]
seems?
Don't you know you're [B] riding with the king?
Riding [E] with the king.
[A] Don't you know you're riding [B] with the king?
[Bm] [E]
[A] [D] The tracks of steel and the shining [Bm] breeze is flying [B] high.
[Bm] [D]
You can see it in his face, the blue [B] river lies.
[Bm] [G]
Everybody's getting their [A] angel wings.
Don't you know you're riding [Bm] with the [B] king?
[D] I stepped out of Mississippi when I was [E] 10 years old.
With a suit [Bm] cut sharp as a razor and a heart [B] made of gold.
I had a guitar hanging [E] just above my tie.
[Bm] And I'm gonna play this thing.
[F#m] Don't you know [Bm] you're riding with the king?
[E]
Don't [A] [G] you [A] know you're [B] riding with the king?
If you ride with me then.
[E]
[A] Don't you know you're [Bm] riding with [B] the king?
[Bm] [E]
[A] You're riding [B] with the king.
Yes, [E]
you are, you're riding with [A] the king.
You're riding, you're [B] riding with the king.
I'm a good shot, [E] too.
All you [A] girls come around here.
[Bm]
I told you I'd never do more than the two of you,
so I like it.
[E]
Yes, you're riding [A] with the king.
[B] [E]
[A] [B]
[B]
I dreamed I had a good job and I got well paid.
I [E] blew it [B] all [Bm] at the [E] penny I paid.
[B] A hundred dollars for a Cupid doll.
No pretty chick is gonna [E] make me crawl.
[B]
[G] Get on the speed of your way to the promised [F#m] [E] land.
Everyone's a child and man.
[G] There's a Cadillac and a great big [A] 9000 range.
Don't you know you're [Bm] riding [B] with the king?
[E] [A]
[B] And for a mission of mercy,
I'm the new frontier.
[Bm] [B] He's gonna take us all up [E] out of jail.
[B] Up to that mansion on the hill.
Where you can get your first [E] prison fill.
[B]
[Bm] [G] Get on the speed of your way to the promised land.
[E]
Everybody, everybody, clap your hands.
[G]
Don't you just love the way that it [A]
seems?
Don't you know you're [B] riding with the king?
Riding [E] with the king.
[A] Don't you know you're riding [B] with the king?
[Bm] [E]
[A] [D] The tracks of steel and the shining [Bm] breeze is flying [B] high.
[Bm] [D]
You can see it in his face, the blue [B] river lies.
[Bm] [G]
Everybody's getting their [A] angel wings.
Don't you know you're riding [Bm] with the [B] king?
[D] I stepped out of Mississippi when I was [E] 10 years old.
With a suit [Bm] cut sharp as a razor and a heart [B] made of gold.
I had a guitar hanging [E] just above my tie.
[Bm] And I'm gonna play this thing.
[F#m] Don't you know [Bm] you're riding with the king?
[E]
Don't [A] [G] you [A] know you're [B] riding with the king?
If you ride with me then.
[E]
[A] Don't you know you're [Bm] riding with [B] the king?
[Bm] [E]
[A] You're riding [B] with the king.
Yes, [E]
you are, you're riding with [A] the king.
You're riding, you're [B] riding with the king.
I'm a good shot, [E] too.
All you [A] girls come around here.
[Bm]
I told you I'd never do more than the two of you,
so I like it.
[E]
Yes, you're riding [A] with the king.
[B] [E]
[A] [B]
Key:
B
E
A
Bm
G
B
E
A
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I dreamed I had a good job and I got well paid.
I [E] blew it [B] all [Bm] at the [E] penny I paid.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] A hundred dollars for a Cupid doll.
No pretty chick is gonna [E] make me crawl. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Get on the speed of your way to the promised [F#m] [E] land. _ _ _
Everyone's a child and man.
[G] There's a _ Cadillac and a great big [A] 9000 range. _ _
Don't you know you're [Bm] riding [B] with the king? _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] And for a mission of mercy,
I'm the new frontier.
[Bm] _ [B] He's gonna take us all up [E] out of jail. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ Up to that mansion on the hill.
_ Where you can get your first [E] prison fill.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] Get on the speed of your way to _ the promised land.
[E]
Everybody, _ everybody, clap your hands.
[G] _
Don't you just love the way that it _ [A] _
seems?
_ Don't you know you're [B] riding with the king?
_ _ _ _ Riding [E] with the king.
_ [A] Don't you know you're riding [B] with the king?
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] The tracks of steel and the shining [Bm] breeze is flying [B] high.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
You can see it in his face, the blue [B] river lies.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ Everybody's getting their [A] angel wings.
_ _ Don't you know you're riding [Bm] with the [B] king?
[D] I stepped out of Mississippi when I was [E] 10 years old.
With a suit [Bm] cut sharp as a razor and a heart [B] made of gold.
I had a guitar hanging [E] just above my tie.
[Bm] And I'm gonna play this thing.
[F#m] Don't you know [Bm] you're riding with the king?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Don't _ [A] [G] you [A] know you're [B] riding with the king?
If you ride with me then.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] Don't you know you're [Bm] riding with [B] the king?
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] You're riding [B] with the king.
_ _ _ _ Yes, [E] _
you are, you're riding with [A] the king.
You're riding, you're [B] riding with the king.
_ I'm a good shot, [E] too.
All you [A] girls come around here.
[Bm] _
I told you I'd never do more than the two of you,
so I like it.
_ [E] _
Yes, you're riding [A] with the king.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I dreamed I had a good job and I got well paid.
I [E] blew it [B] all [Bm] at the [E] penny I paid.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] A hundred dollars for a Cupid doll.
No pretty chick is gonna [E] make me crawl. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Get on the speed of your way to the promised [F#m] [E] land. _ _ _
Everyone's a child and man.
[G] There's a _ Cadillac and a great big [A] 9000 range. _ _
Don't you know you're [Bm] riding [B] with the king? _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] And for a mission of mercy,
I'm the new frontier.
[Bm] _ [B] He's gonna take us all up [E] out of jail. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ Up to that mansion on the hill.
_ Where you can get your first [E] prison fill.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] Get on the speed of your way to _ the promised land.
[E]
Everybody, _ everybody, clap your hands.
[G] _
Don't you just love the way that it _ [A] _
seems?
_ Don't you know you're [B] riding with the king?
_ _ _ _ Riding [E] with the king.
_ [A] Don't you know you're riding [B] with the king?
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] The tracks of steel and the shining [Bm] breeze is flying [B] high.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
You can see it in his face, the blue [B] river lies.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ Everybody's getting their [A] angel wings.
_ _ Don't you know you're riding [Bm] with the [B] king?
[D] I stepped out of Mississippi when I was [E] 10 years old.
With a suit [Bm] cut sharp as a razor and a heart [B] made of gold.
I had a guitar hanging [E] just above my tie.
[Bm] And I'm gonna play this thing.
[F#m] Don't you know [Bm] you're riding with the king?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Don't _ [A] [G] you [A] know you're [B] riding with the king?
If you ride with me then.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] Don't you know you're [Bm] riding with [B] the king?
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] You're riding [B] with the king.
_ _ _ _ Yes, [E] _
you are, you're riding with [A] the king.
You're riding, you're [B] riding with the king.
_ I'm a good shot, [E] too.
All you [A] girls come around here.
[Bm] _
I told you I'd never do more than the two of you,
so I like it.
_ [E] _
Yes, you're riding [A] with the king.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _