Cream – Born Under A Bad Sign (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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1.0x
Chords
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-----| E|-------------------6-3--------------------6-3-|
[Chorus]
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 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-----| E|-----------------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
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