On Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show, Chris Stapleton invited a special guest on stage to help with his performance; none other than the host himself, Jimmy Fallon.
“It’s an interesting kind of performance tonight because we have the great Chris Stapleton is here to do his hit song ‘You Should Probably Leave’, off of his new album Starting Over,” said Fallon at the beginning of the clip. “I got a text, last night from Chris saying that his guitarist, Dave Cobb, has an earache and so he could not travel, he could not fly on a plane. … He said, ‘so I need a guitarist’, and I said to Chris, ‘say no more.'”
Fallon then pulled out a hollow body Gibson guitar from behind his desk as the studio audience cheered. After explaining that he had just learned the chords and licks to the song one night prior, he then joined Stapleton and the other four members of his band on stage.
Fallon strummed along on rhythm guitar as the band weaved through the first couple choruses and verses before joining in on backing vocals before a Stapleton guitar solo. Stapleton then allowed for a couple-measure Fallon solo before taking the song into its last chorus.
Watch Jimmy Fallon and Chris Stapleton perform “You Should Probably Leave” from The Tonight Show below or stream the full episode via Peacock.
Chris Stapleton w/Jimmy Fallon – “You Should Probably Leave” – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon