title: Riding With The King uet)key: Bluesharp type: Chromaticgenre: Bskill: ExpertRiding With The King (Chromatic Duet)Words & Music by John HaittAs Performed by B.B. King and Eric ClaptonFrom the album of the same nameKey of A Major changing to B MajorRange: A3 to B5This 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 lineIntro: -.3 2 -.3 -2* -.3 -2*3 -.3 -2* -.3 -2*3 -.33* -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* -43* -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_-4Get 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_6gets 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 -4Don’t you know you’re rid-in’ with TheYou 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* -43* -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_ filledB.B. King Spoken: Any kind of pill, folks, ha, ha, ha, ha.-6* -6-6* -6* -6* -6_-5 6_-4Get 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 -5And 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 thewith me.-6*__-7_____________________King?_______________________Yes! Yes, you’re ridin’ with The King.I wanted to say B.B. King,-3 6 -8You’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 TheYes, you are, you’re ridin’ with The-5 -6 -5You’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 a6 -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 metoo if you feel like6 -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?_________