• Song:

    Born Under A Bad Sign

  • Artist:

    Cream

  • Album:

    Stepping Out

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:
G7Born (320001@1)under a bad sign
G7I've (320001@1)been down since I began to crawl
D7 (xx0212@1)                     D7C#7C7
If it wasn't for bad luck
C7I (x32310@1)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
G7Bad (320001@1)luck and trouble's my only friend
G7I've (320001@1)been down ever since I was ten

Chorus

Verse 2* omitted in Cream version
G7I (320001@1)can?t read, never learned how to write
G7My (320001@1)whole life is one big fight

Chorus

Verse 3
G7Oh (320001@1)wine and women is all I crave
G7A (320001@1)big legged woman's gonna carry me to my grave

Chorus

Solo

Verse 1 repeated

G7Born (320001@1)under a bad sign
G7I've (320001@1)been down since I began to crawl
D7 (xx0212@1)                     D7 (xx0212@1)name="chord_x4342x@1">C#7 C7If (x32310@1)it wasn't for bad luck
C7 (x32310@1)                   C7 (x32310@1)name="chord_x4342x@1">C#7 D7I (xx0212@1)wouldn't have no luck
D7 (xx0212@1)                          D7 (xx0212@1)name="chord_x4342x@1">C#7 C7If (x32310@1)it wasn't for real bad luck
C7 n.c
I wouldn't have no luck at all
G7Born (320001@1)under a bad sign
G7Born (320001@1)under a bad sign
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