B.B. King

from Another Day In Paradise by Lester Smith with Trickbag

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B.B. King
(Les Smith © 2019 SOCAN) AKA Blues KING

Verse 1
Am/
A million notes
at the speed of sound
Em
Just don’t float my boat
Am
There was a Blues Boy down
From a Mississippi town
Em
Who could play more with a single note
Am
It came from the bottom of a broken heart
Em
Bled down to his finger tips
Am
Every six string slinger
with a half a heart
Bm7
still learnin’ how to play that shit
Chorus
E
when I die
G
Don’t give me wings
A
I wanna fly
E
On a silver string
I wanna hold Lucille
G
I wanna make her sing
A B7 E
When I die I wanna come back as BB King

Chorus (b part)
G
BB King
E
BB King
A B7 E
When I die I wanna come back as BB King
Verse 2
Buddy Guy knew it like the back of his hand
He could set the stage on fire
Clapton played with a slow slow hand
He made the whole country cry
Stevie Ray Vaughn used to turn it on
Playing strings big as telephone lines
John Mayer brought it to a million more
BBs still blowing everybody’s minds

Repeat chorus

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from Another Day In Paradise, released April 6, 2022

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Lester Smith with Trickbag Hamilton, Ontario

Current frontman/Harp player of Canada's iconic 'Crowbar' Lester Smith joins forces with King Biscuit Boy's former band Trickbag to record a fully original album of rocking blues.

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