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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- Christmas Comes But Once A Year
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
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- How Blue Can You Get
- Hummingbird
- I Just Cant Leave Your Love Alone
- I Like To Live The Love
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- Marry You
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- Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
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- Riding With The King
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- The Thrill Is Gone
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Intro: Bb Dm D# (D# Dm Cm D# F)
Bb Dm
My song is a serious matter
D#/G# Gm
It reflects what I feel
Cm Cm7+/B
If I say I love you, I mean it
Cm7
'Cause in my song
D# F7
Every line is for real
Bb
Every man or woman
Dm
Enjoys going home
D#/G# Gm
To a peaceful situation
Cm Cm7+/B
To give love and receive love
D#
Without any complications
Dm Gm
Whether my tune is short or long
Cm D# F7
Whether my lyrics are weak or strong
Bb
I like to live the love
Dm D# (D# Dm Cm D# F7)
That I sing about in my song
Bb
I like to live the love
Dm D# (D# Dm Cm D# F7)
That I sing about in my song
Bb
Music is love
Dm
And my love is music
D#/G# Gm
In perfect harmony
Cm
So when I sing
Cm7+/B
I have song all about
D#
The love of you and me
Bb Dm
I never got angry with my guitar
D#/G#
'Cause when I strike a chord
Gm
It gives me what I wanna hear
Cm
So I'm finding out that
Cm7+/B D#
We are quite like my song together, my dear
Dm
Outside answers
Gm
Should always be forbidden
Cm D#
Problems should be solved
F7
And never hidden
Bb
I like to live the love
Dm D# (D# Dm Cm D# F7)
That I sing about in my song
Bb
I like to live the love
Dm D# (D# Dm Cm D# F7)
That I sing about in my song
Bb Dm
My song is a serious matter
D#/G# Gm
It reflects what I feel
Cm Cm7+/B
If I say I love you, I mean it
Cm7
'Cause in my song
D# F7
Every line is for real
Bb
Every man or woman
Dm
Enjoys going home
D#/G# Gm
To a peaceful situation
Cm Cm7+/B
To give love and receive love
D#
Without any complications
Dm Gm
Whether my tune is short or long
Cm D# F7
Whether my lyrics are weak or strong
Bb
I like to live the love
Dm D# (D# Dm Cm D# F7)
That I sing about in my song
Bb
I like to live the love
Dm D# (D# Dm Cm D# F7)
That I sing about in my song
Bb
Music is love
Dm
And my love is music
D#/G# Gm
In perfect harmony
Cm
So when I sing
Cm7+/B
I have song all about
D#
The love of you and me
Bb Dm
I never got angry with my guitar
D#/G#
'Cause when I strike a chord
Gm
It gives me what I wanna hear
Cm
So I'm finding out that
Cm7+/B D#
We are quite like my song together, my dear
Dm
Outside answers
Gm
Should always be forbidden
Cm D#
Problems should be solved
F7
And never hidden
Bb
I like to live the love
Dm D# (D# Dm Cm D# F7)
That I sing about in my song
Bb
I like to live the love
Dm D# (D# Dm Cm D# F7)
That I sing about in my song
B.Reith
B.S. Ingemann
B.U.G. Mafia
B.W. Stevenson
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