Sweet Home Chicago by Freddie King (Live)

From the DVD “Freddie King – Blues Legend (Live in Europe)”

A giant of the Blues. His guitar sound, his powerful and soulful voice, is like the essence of the Blues, it’s what Blues is all about. He’s got such authority playing the way he does. He inspired the best! Hats off to such a legend!

“Nothing against Albert or B.B, but Freddie has always been my favorite KING. Here, in a 1974 gig in Sweden, we get him at his very best, backed by a band that soars and is equal to the great musician they’re backing. Freddie’s brother is on bass.
Sweet Home Chicago is one of the favorites of blues artists everywhere and a perfect illustration of the 12 bar blues.” —— WestLAGuy.

Lyrics:
Come on, baby don’t you want to go
Come on, baby don’t you want to go
To the same old place, sweet home Chicago

Now, one and one is two, two and two is four
I’m heavy loaded baby, I’m booked, I gotta go
Cryin’ baby, honey, don’t you want to go
Back to the same old place, my sweet home Chicago

Come on, baby don’t you want to go
Com on, baby don’t you want to go
To the same old place, sweet home Chicago

Now two and two is four, six and two is eight
Come on baby, don’t you make me late
I’m cryin’ hey, baby, don’t you want to go
To the same old place, sweet home Chicago

Come on, baby don’t you want to go
Com on, baby don’t you want to go
To the same old place, sweet home Chicago

Two and two is four, four and two is six
keep stayin’ out late at night you gonna get your business fixed

Six and two is eight, eight and two is ten
She double crossed you one time and she gonna do it again

I’m goin’ to Chicago, two thousand miles away
Boy won’t you tell me that you’ll be my friend someday