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
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G7
I can?t 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
