------------------------------------------------------------ CREAM - BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN (Jones & Bell) From WHEELS OF FIRE/LIVE AT THE FILLMORE album. Released June 1968. ------------------------------------------------------------ Tabbed by:PJVillanueva Born under a bad sign I've been down since I began to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have no luck at all Bad luck and troubles my only friend I've been down ever since I was ten CHORUS You know, wine and women is all I crave. A big bad woman's gonna carry me to my grave. CHORUS SOLO Bad luck and troubles been my only friend. I've been down ever since I was ten. Born under a bad sign. Ive been down since I began to crawl. If it wasnt for bad luck, I wouldnt have no luck. If it wasnt for real bad luck, I wouldnt have no luck at all. Born under a bad sign. 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