[code] Riding With The King (Chromatic Duet) Words & Music by John Haitt As Performed by B.B. King and Eric Clapton From the album of the same name Key of A Major changing to B Major Range: A3 to B5
This duet includes the (adapted) guitar intro,
as well as the lyrics for both B.B. King’s part and Eric Clapton’s part.
It also contains B.B. King’s Recitation.
Eric Clapton’s part is above the lyrics. B.B. King’s part is below the lyrics. Words in italics are spoken by B.B. King.
Tab notations: none = blow - = draw * = button in __ = hold . = lower register ~~ = wavering hand cup -5_-5* = slide smoothly from note to note -2*3 = -2* is a grace note. Blow 3 is the main note. _-5___ = carry-over and continuation from previous line
Intro: -.3 2 -.3 -2* -.3 -2*3 -.3 -2* -.3 -2*3 -.3 3* -3~~ -.3 2 -.3 -2* -.3 -2*3 -.3 -2* -.3 -2*3 -.3 -2* -.3 3* -.3 -2*___ -2* -4 -5* -5* 2 2* -5* -5* -3_ -5* -4
3* -2* -2* 3* -4 -4_ -4_ -2* -3 -4_ -5_-5*_ I dreamed I had a good job and I got well–paid.__ -2* -3* -2* -4 3* -2*_ -5_ -3 -2* -4 -4_ -5_-5*_
3* -4 -4 -5*_ -4 -4 -5 -4 -4_ -4___ I blew it all_ at the pen-ny ar_-cade. -2* -5 -5 -5_ -4 -3 6 -5 -4_ -4___
-4 -4 -5* -2* -2* -2* -4 -4_ -5_6_ Our hard earned dol-lars on a cup-id_ doll. -3 -4 -4 -5* -4 -3 -2* -4 -4_ -5___
3* -4 3* -5* -4 -4 6 -5_ -4_ -4___ No pret-ty chick is gon-na make me_ crawl. -5 -5 -4 -5 -4 -4 -3 6__ -5*_ -4___
-6* -6* -6* -6* 6_-5 6_-4 Get on a T. W.__ A.__
-5* -5* -5* 6 6_-5*_-4__ to the Prom-ised Land._____ To the Prom-ised Land. -4 -4 -5 -4 -4__
-6 6 -56 -4 -5*_ -5* -4-5__ Ev-‘ry wo-man, child, and man__ Child and man._ -5__ -4 -4___
-4 -4 -6 6 -5_6 gets a Cad-il-ac__
6 -4 -5_ -4 6 -5 6_-5_-4____ and a great big dia-mond ring.______ Great big dia - mond ring.________________ -6*_ 6_ -56____ -5 -6*_6______-5_-4_____
6 -5 6 -5* -6 -5* 6 -4 Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The You know you’re rid-in’ with the -5 6 -5* -6* -4 6 -4
-6*__6_-5_-4__-5*_ King?_____________ King.________________ -4___________________
-2* -2* -2* -4 -4 -4 -5* -3-2* He’s on a mis-sion of mer-cy -2* -2* -3 -4 -4 -5* -4
3* -2* -4 -4_ -5_-5*_ to a new fron-tier.__ -4 -4_ -5_-5*_
-3 -4 5* -5 -4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -4______ He’s gon-na check us all out, out of here.___ -5 -4 -3-4_____
-3 -4 -4 6 -2* -3 -4____ 7*__ Up to that man-sion on the___ hill, On the hill, -4 -4 -4__
-3 -4 -4 -5* -4 -4 -5* -3*_-2* -3_-4_ where you can get your pre – scrip – tion_ filled
B.B. King Spoken: Any kind of pill, folks, ha, ha, ha, ha.
-6* -6-6* -6* -6* -6_-5 6_-4 Get on a T. W.__ A.__
-5 -5 -5 6 -5_6__-5_-4_ to the Prom-ised Land________
-6* 6 6 6 6__ -5 -4_-5__ Ev-‘ry-bod-y, clap your hands.__ Ev-‘ry-bod-y______ Clap your hands. -6* 6 -5 -6*____ -6* -4 -4___
-4 -5 -4 -5 -5 And don’t you girls love _-5__________
-4 -5 -5 -4 -5__-6*_6__-5_-4__ the way that it seems_____________
6 -5* 6 -5* -5 4* 6 -5 -6*__6_-5_-4_____ Don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?____________ Rid-in’ with The King.____________ 6 -5 -4 3* -4_______________
Yeah, you’re ridin’ with The King.
-4 6 -5 6 -6* 6_-5_-4__ We’re rid-in’ with the King.____
6 -5 6 -5 6 -5* 6 -5* Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The -5* -6* -5* 6 -5*
-6*____6_-5_-4_______ King?________________ -6*_-6___-5_-4___
-3 -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* A tux – e - do and a shin-y Three-
-6*_6 -5* 6_-5*__-4_-5*____ thir – ty – five.____________
Ha, ha, ha.
-6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6* -6*_ -3 -6* 6 -5 6_-5_-4____ You can see it in his face, the blues is his life.______
-4 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5_ To-night, ev-‘ry-bod-y’s get-tin’ their
-6* -5 6_______ an-gel wings.__
-3 6 -5 6 -5* 6 -5* 6 -5* 6_-6*__-4______ And don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?__________
I stepped out of Mississippi when I was ten years old,
with a suit cut sharp as a razor, and a heart made of gold.
I had a guitar hang-in’ just about waist high,
and I’m gonna play this
-4 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6 -4 6_-6*________ Well, don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?________ thing Until the day I die.
Ha, ha, ha, ha.
6 -5* 6 -5* 6 -5* 6 -5* Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The
-6*__-5_-4__-6*_-4__ King?_______________ You’re ridin’ with me daddy.
You’re in good hands, you’re ridin’
6__ -5* 6 -5* 6 -5 6 -5* Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with the with me.
-6*__-7_____________________ King?_______________________ Yes! Yes, you’re ridin’ with The King.
I wanted to say B.B. King,
-3 6 -8 You’re rid-in’, But you know who King is.
-5* 6 -5* 6 -5* -6*_6-6*___6_-5_-4____ You’re rid-in with The King._________________ Yes, you’re ridin’ with The
Yes, you are, you’re ridin’ with The
-5 -6 -5 You’re rid-in’, King.
-5* 6 -5* 6 -5* -8_____-6*_-5_-4___-5-5* You’re rid-in with The King?___________________
You’re ridin’ with The King. I’m a
6 -5 6 -6* 6_-5_-4__ Rid-in’ with The King.____ Good chauffer too.
All of you girls, come on, you’re ridin’ with me.
6 -5* 6 -5* -6*__6*_-6*___-4_-5_6__ Rid-in’ with The King.__________________ That’s alright Eric, you can ride with me
too if you feel like
6 -5* -4 -2* -4_-5__ Rid-in’ with The King.__ (Begin fade) it. Yes, you’re ridin’ with The King.
6 -5* 6 -5* -6*__-8_____ Rid-in with The King._______ You’re ridin’ with The King. 6 -5* 6 -6* 6_-5_-4_-5__ Rid-in’ with The King._______ I’m a good chauffer. (Fade out) 6 -5* 6 -5* 6 -5* 6 -5* -6*_-8________ Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?_________
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