Paying The Cost To Be The Boss chords by B.B. King (Official Version)

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Intro 1

F#7

Verse 1
B7 
You act like you don't want to listen
E7 
When I'm talking to you
B7 
You think you outta do baby
Anything you want to do
E7 
You must be crazy baby
B7 
You just gotta be outta your mind
F#7 
E7 
As long as I'm payin' the bills woman
B7 
F#7 
I'm payin' the cost to be the boss

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Verse 2
B7 
I'll drink if I want to
And play a little poker too
B7 
Don't you say nothing to me
As long as I'm taking care of you
B7 
As long as I'm workin' baby
And payin' all the bills
B7 
I don't want no mouth from you
E7 
About the way I'm supposed to live
You must be crazy woman
B7 
Just gotta be outta your mind
F#7 
As long as I footin' the bills
E7 
B7 
F#7 
I'm payin' the cost to be the boss

Solo 1

F#7

Verse 3
B7 
Now that you got me
You act like you ashamed
B7 
You don't act like my woman
You just usin' my name
B7 
I tell you I'm gonna have all the money
And I don't want no back-talk
B7 
Cause if you don't like the way I'm doin'
E7 
Just pick up your things and walk
You gotta be crazy baby
B7 
B7 
You must be out of your mind
F#7 
As long as I'm payin' the bills
E7 
B7 
I'm payin' the cost to be the boss

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: B majorBPM: 113

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Paying The Cost To Be The Boss by B.B. King, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn Paying The Cost To Be The Boss the way B.B. King intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.