Chord/Tab song: 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]If it wasn't for bad luck[D7C#7C7]
[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]If it wasn't for bad luck[D7][C#7][C7]
[C7]I wouldn't have no luck[C7][C#7][D7]
[D7]If it wasn't for real bad luck[D7][C#7][C7]
C7 n.c
I wouldn't have no luck at all
[G7]Born under a bad sign
[G7]Born under a bad sign