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 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