When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer chords by B.B. King (Official Version)

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C7
F7
G7
C7/E
Ab
Db9
C9

Intro 1

Verse 1
C7 
 (C7) When my heart starts beating
F7 
like a hammer  (F7) 
C7 
And my eyes  (C7) get full of tears
F7 
Ooh,  (F7) when my heart starts beating
like a hammer
C7 
And my eyes  (C7) get full of tears
G7 
 (G7) You know you've only gone
F7 
Twenty-four hours, baby  (F7) 
Ooh, but it seems like
C7 
F7 
C7 
G7 
 (C7) It seems like a million years  (F7)  (C7)  (G7) 

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Verse 2

Now if I ever mistreated you, baby

You know I didn't mean no harm

Ooh, if I ever mistreated you, baby

God knows I didn't mean no harm

You know, I'm just a little country boy baby

And I was raised right down

on the cotton farm

Solo 1

Solo 2

Verse 3
C7 
 (C7) Ooh, you give me so much trouble, baby
F7 
C7 
 (F7) Babe, that I don't know  (C7) what to do
F7 
Ooh,  (F7) you give me so much trouble, baby
Baby, I don't know
C7 
I don't know what to do  (C7) 
G7 
Ooh, I ain't got  (G7) nothing
I ain't got nothing now, baby
F7 
 (F7) Babe, and it's all on
C7 
F7 
C7 
G7 
 (C7) It's all on account of  (F7) you   (C7)  (G7) 

Solo 3

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C7
F7
G7
C7/E
Ab
Db9
C9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 66

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

C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C7/E: 0-3-2-3-1-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Db9: x-4-3-4-4-x
C9: x-3-2-3-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer 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 C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of B.B. King's performance.