Born Under A Bad Sign

born under a bad sign cream from the album wheels of fire albert king original was in D flat . this is the cream version in G but using a capo allows it to be adapted easily . the opening riff is played over the Chorus by both lead and bass , except when soloing . i have left the original albert king lyrics in , cream leave out Verse 2 . clapton adds a variety of riffs at the end of each line . opening riff E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D - - - - - 3h5 - 3 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3h5 - 3 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - | A - 3h5 - - - - - - - - - 3h5 - 5 - - - - - - 3h5 - - - - - - - - - 3h5 - 5 - - - - - | w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 3 - | Chorus : G7 born under a bad sign G7 i’ve been down since i began to crawl D7 d7c#7c7 if it wasn’t for bad luck C7 i wouldn’t have no luck at all riff played over each Verse E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D - - - - - 3 - 3 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - | A - 3h5 - - - - - - - 3h5 - 5 - - - - - 3h5 - - - - - - - - - 3h5 - 5 - - - - - | w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 3 - | Verse 1 G7 bad luck and trouble’s my only friend G7 i’ve been down ever since i was ten Chorus Verse 2 * omitted in cream version G7 i cant read , never learned how to write G7 my whole life is one big fight Chorus Verse 3 G7 oh wine and women is all i crave G7 a big legged woman’s gonna carry me to my grave Chorus Solo Verse 1 repeated G7 born under a bad sign G7 i’ve been down since i began to crawl D7 D7 C#7 C7 if it wasn’t for bad luck C7 C7 C#7 D7 i wouldn’t have no luck D7 D7 C#7 C7 if it wasn’t for real bad luck C7 n . C i wouldn’t have no luck at all G7 born under a bad sign G7 born under a bad sign