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[code] Riding With The King (Diatonic Duet w A & B harps) 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: ’ = half step bend ” = full step bend ob = overblow ____ = hold or sustain ~~ = wavering hand cup -(1x3”) = draw chord w TB (If you can’t manage both notes, play the higher of the two) (543) = blow chord -3”-3’ = the -3” is a grace note immediately followed by -3’ -5_5ob_ = slur, or slide, from -5 to 5ob as smoothly as possible.
Intro: w A Major diatonic 1 -2 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3’ 4~~ 1 -2 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3”-3’ 1 -3” 1 -3’ 1 –(1x3”)____ Switch to B Major diatonic (1x3) (34) (543) (543) -2” -2’ (543) (543) -3 (543) (34)
-3” 3 3 -3” 4 4_ 4_ 3 -3’ 4_ 4ob_5_ I dreamed I had a good job and I got well–paid__ 3 -3 3 4 -3” 3_ 4ob_ -3’ 3 4 4_ 4ob_5_
-3” 4 4 4ob_ 4 4 4ob 4 4_ 4___ I blew it all_ at the pen-ny ar-cade. 3 4ob 4ob 4ob 4 -3’ -5 4ob 4_ 4___
4 4 5 3 3 3 4 4_ 4ob_-5_ Our hard earned dol-lars on a cup-id doll.__ -3’ 4 4 5 4 -3’ 3 4 4_ 4ob____
-3” 4 -3” 4ob 4 4 -5 4ob_ 5 4___ No pret-ty chick is gon-na make me crawl. 4ob 4ob 4 4ob 4 4 -3’ -5_ 5 4___
6 6 6 6 -5_4ob -5_4 4ob 4ob 4ob -5 -5_4ob_4__ Get on a T. W.__ A.__ to the Prom-ised Land._____ To the Prom-ised Land___ 4 4 4ob 4 4______
5ob 5 4ob-5 4 4ob__ 4ob 44ob___ Ev-‘ry wo - man, child, and man____ Child and man.___ 4ob__ 4 4______
4 4 5ob -5 4ob_-5 gets a Cad-il-ac____
-5 4 4ob_ 4 -5 4ob -6_4ob_4____ and a great big dia-mond ring._______ Great big dia - mond ring.______________ 6 -5 4ob5__ 4ob 6_-5_____4ob_4_____
-5 4ob -5 5 6 5 -5 4 6_-5_4ob_4__5 Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?________ You know you’re rid-in’ with the King.__________ 4ob -5 5 6 4 -5 4 4______________
3 3 3 4 4 4 5 -3’3 -3” 3 4 4_ 4ob_5_ He’s on a mis-sion of mer-cy to a new fron-tier._ 3 3 -3’ 4 4 5 4 4 4_ 4ob_5_
-3’ 4 -4 4ob 4 4 4 4ob 4 4 He’s gon-na check us all out, out of here. 4ob 4 -3’4
-3’ 4 4 -5 3 -3’ 4__ -6____ Up to that man-sion on the__ hill,_ -3’ 4 4 5 4 on the hill,_ 4 4 4ob___
-3’ 4 4 5 4 4 5 -3_-2 -3’_4____ where you can get your pre – scrip – tion_ filled___ -3’ 4 4 5 4 -3’ 5 4____ -3’ 4____
B.B. King Spoken: Any kind of pill, folks, ha, ha, ha, ha.
6 5ob6 6 6 -5_4ob -5_4 4ob 4ob 4ob -5 4ob_5__4ob_4 Get on a T. W.__ A.__ to the Prom-ised Land________
6 -5 -5 -5 -5_ 4ob 4_4ob___ Ev-‘ry-bod-y, clap your hands.__ Ev-‘ry-bod-y Clap your hands. 6 -5 4ob 6__ 6 4 4_4ob_
4 4ob 4 4ob 4ob And don’t you girls love
4 4ob 4ob 4 4ob___6_-5__4ob_4___ the way that it seems.______________
-5 -4 -5 -4 -5 4ob -5 4ob 6__-5_4ob_4_____ Don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?___________ Rid-in’ with The King.___________ 4ob -4 4 -3” 4_______________
Yeah, you’re ridin’ with The King.
4 -5 4ob -5 6 -5_4ob_4___ We’re rid-in’ with the King.______
-5 4ob -5 4ob -5 5 -5 5 6__-5_4ob_4_____ Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?___________ 5 6 5 -5 5 6_5ob__4ob_4___
(guitar bridge)
-3’ 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 A tux – e - do and a shin-y Three- 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob 6ob
6_-5 5 -5_5_4_5____ thir – ty – five._______ 6ob_-6’6 -6’_6_______
Ha, ha, ha.
6 6 6 6 6 6 6_ -3’ 6 -5 4ob -5_4ob_4____ You can see it in his face the blues is his life._______
4 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob 4ob__ To-night, ev-‘ry -bod-y’s get-tin’ their
6 4ob -5________ an-gel wings.____
-3’ -5 4ob -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5_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 thing
4 -5 4ob -5 4ob -5 4ob -5 4ob -5_6________ Well, don’t you know we’re rid-in’ with The King?_______ Until the day I die.
Ha, ha, ha, ha.
-5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -4 -5 -4 6__4ob_4____6_4___ Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?_____________ You’re ridin’ with
me daddy. You’re in good hands, you’re ridin’
-5__ 5 -5 5 -5 4ob -5 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’ -5 7 You’re rid-in’, but you know who King is.
5 -5 5 -5 5 6_____-5_4ob_4____ you’re rid-in with The King?_____________ Yes, you’re ridin’ with The King.
Yes, you are, you’re ridin’ with The
4ob 5 4ob You’re rid-in’, King.
4ob -5 5 -5 5 6__7______6_4ob_4__4ob5__ you’re rid-in’ with The King.___________________ You’re ridin’ with The King. I’m a
-5 5 -5 6 -5_4ob_4___ Rid-in’ with The King.______ Good chauffer too.
All of you girls, come on, you’re ridin’ with me.
-5 5 -5 5 6__5ob_6_____4_4ob_-5__ Rid-in’ with The King.__________________ That’s alright Eric, you can ride with me
too if you feel like
(Begin fade) -5 5 4 3 4_4ob__ Rid-in’ with The King.__ it. Yes, you’re ridin’ with The King.
-5 5 -5 5 6___7_____ Rid-in with The King._____ You’re ridin’ with The King. -5 5 -5 6 -5_4ob_4_4ob__ Rid-in’ with The King._________ I’m a good chauffer. -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 6_7________ (Fade out) Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with The King?______
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