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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- 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
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- The Thrill Is Gone
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HUMMINGBIRD - BB King
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Music & Lyrics: Leon Russell
Performed by: Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, BB King, Jimmy Page and others
Note: Intro is from the BB King version. Leon Russell's is similar but a little more free form.
Tabbed by: Barboy07079
Key: Dm/F
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------6---5-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------7---6-----------------------|
D|-------3-----------------3-5-------3-----------6---5-----------------------|
A|-3h5-5---5-3-----3h5-5-5-----3h5-5---5-3-----------------------------------|
E|-------------3-1-------------------------3-1-6---5-------------------------|
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| h hammer-on
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[Verse 1]
Dm Bb
Sometimes I get im-patient
Dm G7
but she cools me without words
Dm Eb9
and she comes so sweet and softly
Bb A7
my hummingbird and have you heard
Dm Bb
that I thought my life had ended
Dm G7
but I find that it's just be-gun
Dm
cause she gets me where I live
Eb9
I'll give all I have to give
Bb Bb/C Fsus F
I'm talking about that humming-bird
[Chorus]
Bb F/A
oh she's little and she loves me
C/G F
too much for words to say
C/E Eb D
when I see her in the morning sleeping
Bb F/A
she's little and she loves me
C/G F
to my lucky day
F/G Bb/C C A7
hummingbird don't fly away
[Verse 2]
Dm Bb
When I'm feeling wild and lonesome
Dm G7
she knows the words to say
Dm Eb9
and she gives me a little under-standing
Bb
in her special way
A7
and I just have to say
Dm Bb
in my life I loved a woman
Dm G7
because she's more than I de-serve
Dm
and she gets me where I live
Eb
I'll give all I have to give
Bb Bb/C F
I'm talking about that humming-bird
[Chorus]
Bb F/A
oh she's little and she loves me
C/G F
too much for words to say
C/E Eb D
when I see her in the morning sleeping
Bb F/A
she's little and she loves me
C/G F
to my lucky day
F/G Bb/C C
hummingbird don't fly away
[Coda (repeat and fade)]
Bb F C
Don’t fly away – ay - away
HUMMINGBIRD - BB King
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Music & Lyrics: Leon Russell
Performed by: Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, BB King, Jimmy Page and others
Note: Intro is from the BB King version. Leon Russell's is similar but a little more free form.
Tabbed by: Barboy07079
Key: Dm/F
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------6---5-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------7---6-----------------------|
D|-------3-----------------3-5-------3-----------6---5-----------------------|
A|-3h5-5---5-3-----3h5-5-5-----3h5-5---5-3-----------------------------------|
E|-------------3-1-------------------------3-1-6---5-------------------------|
************************************
| h hammer-on
************************************
[Verse 1]
Dm Bb
Sometimes I get im-patient
Dm G7
but she cools me without words
Dm Eb9
and she comes so sweet and softly
Bb A7
my hummingbird and have you heard
Dm Bb
that I thought my life had ended
Dm G7
but I find that it's just be-gun
Dm
cause she gets me where I live
Eb9
I'll give all I have to give
Bb Bb/C Fsus F
I'm talking about that humming-bird
[Chorus]
Bb F/A
oh she's little and she loves me
C/G F
too much for words to say
C/E Eb D
when I see her in the morning sleeping
Bb F/A
she's little and she loves me
C/G F
to my lucky day
F/G Bb/C C A7
hummingbird don't fly away
[Verse 2]
Dm Bb
When I'm feeling wild and lonesome
Dm G7
she knows the words to say
Dm Eb9
and she gives me a little under-standing
Bb
in her special way
A7
and I just have to say
Dm Bb
in my life I loved a woman
Dm G7
because she's more than I de-serve
Dm
and she gets me where I live
Eb
I'll give all I have to give
Bb Bb/C F
I'm talking about that humming-bird
[Chorus]
Bb F/A
oh she's little and she loves me
C/G F
too much for words to say
C/E Eb D
when I see her in the morning sleeping
Bb F/A
she's little and she loves me
C/G F
to my lucky day
F/G Bb/C C
hummingbird don't fly away
[Coda (repeat and fade)]
Bb F C
Don’t fly away – ay - away
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