Biography:
B. B. King (b. September 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi; died May 14, 2015 in Las Vegas) was a U.S. blues guitarist and songwriter. He is among the most respected electric guitarists; Rolling Stone magazine ranked him third in its list of the hundred greatest guitarists of all time.
Born as Riley B. King, he began broadcasting his music live on a Memphis radio station called WDIA. At first, he used the name The Peptikon Boy on air, which later was changed to The Beale Street Blues Boy, and then further shortened to just Blues Boy or B.B.
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Other songs:
- Aint Nobody Home
- Ask Me No Questions
- Back Door Santa
- Christmas Comes But Once A Year
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- Guess Who
- Help The Poor
- Hold On
- How Blue Can You Get
- Hummingbird
- I Just Cant Leave Your Love Alone
- I Like To Live The Love
- If You Love Me
- Marry You
- Never Make Your Move Too Soon
- Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
- Paying The Cost To Be The Boss
- Riding With The King
- Rock Me Baby
- Something You Got
- Ten Long Years
- The Blues Come Over Me
- The Thrill Is Gone
- There Must Be A Better World
- Woke Up This Morning
- You Dont Know Me
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[Intro]
D G7
I've been down hearted, baby
D
Ever since the day we met
G7
I've been down hearted, baby
D
Ever since the day we met
A G7
You know our love is nothing but the blues
D
Baby, how blue can you get?
D G7
You're evil when I'm with you, baby
D
And you are jealous when we're apart
G7
I said, you're evil, you're so evil when I'm with you, baby
D
And you are jealous when we're apart
A G7
How blue can you get, baby
D
The answer is right here in my heart
D C D
(pause)I gave you a brand new Ford
D C D
(pause)But you said, "I want a Cadillac"
D C D
(pause)I bought you a ten dollar dinner
D C D
(pause)And you said, "Thanks for the snack"
D C D
(pause)I let you live in my penthouse
D C D
(pause)You said, "It was just a shack"
D C D
(pause)I gave you seven children
D
And now you wanna give 'em back
G7
'Cause I've been down hearted, baby
D
Ever since the day we met
A G7
I said, our love is nothing but the blues
D
Baby, how blue can you get?
D G7
I've been down hearted, baby
D
Ever since the day we met
G7
I've been down hearted, baby
D
Ever since the day we met
A G7
You know our love is nothing but the blues
D
Baby, how blue can you get?
D G7
You're evil when I'm with you, baby
D
And you are jealous when we're apart
G7
I said, you're evil, you're so evil when I'm with you, baby
D
And you are jealous when we're apart
A G7
How blue can you get, baby
D
The answer is right here in my heart
D C D
(pause)I gave you a brand new Ford
D C D
(pause)But you said, "I want a Cadillac"
D C D
(pause)I bought you a ten dollar dinner
D C D
(pause)And you said, "Thanks for the snack"
D C D
(pause)I let you live in my penthouse
D C D
(pause)You said, "It was just a shack"
D C D
(pause)I gave you seven children
D
And now you wanna give 'em back
G7
'Cause I've been down hearted, baby
D
Ever since the day we met
A G7
I said, our love is nothing but the blues
D
Baby, how blue can you get?
B.Reith
B.S. Ingemann
B.U.G. Mafia
B.W. Stevenson
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