Born Under A Bad Sign Chords by Albert King

Tempo:
91.5 bpm
Chords used:

C#

G#m

F#

B

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign chords
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[F#] [G#m] [C#m]
[C#] [F] Born [E] on a [C#] bad [G#m] side, [C#] [F] been down [E] since [C#] I began to crawl.
[G#] [G] [G#] If it wasn't for bad luck, [F#]
you know I wouldn't have [C#m] no [C#] luck at all.
[B] [C#] [B] Hard luck and trouble [C#] been [F#] my [B] only friend.
[C#] [F#] I've been on [B] my own [C#]
[F#] ever since [G#m] I was [C#m] ten.
[F#] Born [G#m] on a bad [E] [C#] side, [G#m] [C#] [F#] been [G#m] down [E] since I [C#] began to [F] crawl.
[F#] [G] [G#] If it wasn't for [E] bad luck, [F#]
you know I wouldn't have no [C#] luck at all.
[B] [C#] [F#] I [B] can't read, [C#]
[F#] I didn't know [B] how to write.
[C#] My [B] whole life has been [C#]
one [G#m] big fight.
[C#m] [C#] Born [G#m] on a [E] bad [C#] side, [G#m] [C#] [G#m] been down [E] since I [C#] began to crawl.
[F] [G] [G#] If it wasn't for bad [F#] luck, I said I wouldn't have [C#] no luck at all.
I ain't gonna lie, [F] [C#]
[B] [C#] [B] [C#]
[G#] you know I've been longing for bad luck.
[F#]
I wouldn't [F] have no [G] kind of [G#] luck, if it wasn't [A] for real [G#] bad [F#] luck.
I wouldn't [G#m] have [F#] no luck [C#] at all.
[G#m] [C#]
[B] [C#] [B] You know wine and women [C#]
[B] is all I crave.
[C#] [B] A big black woman gonna carry [C#] me [G#m] to my grave.
[C#] [F#] Born on [G#m] a bad [E] [C#] side, [B] [C#m] I've been [G#m] down since [E] I began [C#] to crawl.
[F#] [G] [G#] If it wasn't for bad [E] luck, [F#]
I tell you I wouldn't have no [C#] luck at all.
[G#m] [E] [C#]
[B] Yeah, [C#] I'm a bad luck [G#m] [E] boy.
[C#]
[G#m] Got every bad luck [C#] all of my days.
[E] [C#] [G#m] [C#m]
Key:  
C#
12341114
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
C#
12341114
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
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To learn Albert King - (Take 1 - Alternate) Born Under A Bad Sign chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C#, B, C#, G#m, E, F# and B in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 45 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 92 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Major in mind.

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[F#] _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ [F] Born [E] on a [C#] bad [G#m] side, _ [C#] _ _ [F] been down [E] since [C#] I began to crawl.
[G#] _ [G] _ [G#] If it wasn't for bad luck, [F#]
you know I wouldn't have [C#m] no [C#] luck at all. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C#] [B] Hard luck and trouble [C#] been [F#] my [B] only friend.
[C#] [F#] I've been on [B] my own [C#]
[F#] ever since [G#m] I was [C#m] ten.
[F#] Born [G#m] on a bad [E] [C#] side, [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] been [G#m] down [E] since I [C#] began to [F] crawl.
[F#] _ [G] _ [G#] If it wasn't for [E] bad luck, [F#]
you know I wouldn't have no [C#] luck at all. _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] [F#] I [B] can't read, _ [C#]
[F#] I didn't know [B] how to write.
[C#] My [B] whole life has been [C#]
one [G#m] big fight.
[C#m] _ [C#] Born [G#m] on a [E] bad [C#] side, _ [G#m] _ [C#] _ [G#m] been down [E] since I [C#] began to crawl.
[F] _ [G] _ [G#] If it wasn't for bad [F#] luck, I said I wouldn't have [C#] no luck at all. _ _
I ain't gonna lie, _ _ [F] _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#] you know I've been longing for bad luck.
[F#]
I wouldn't [F] have no [G] kind of [G#] luck, if it wasn't [A] for real [G#] bad [F#] luck.
I wouldn't [G#m] have [F#] no luck [C#] at all.
_ [G#m] _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] [B] You know wine and women [C#]
[B] is all I crave.
[C#] [B] A big black woman gonna carry [C#] me [G#m] to my grave.
[C#] _ [F#] Born on [G#m] a bad [E] [C#] side, [B] _ _ [C#m] _ I've been [G#m] down since [E] I began [C#] to crawl.
_ [F#] _ [G] _ [G#] If it wasn't for bad [E] luck, [F#]
I tell you I wouldn't have no [C#] luck at all.
[G#m] _ [E] _ [C#] _
[B] _ Yeah, [C#] I'm a bad luck [G#m] [E] boy.
[C#] _
[G#m] Got every bad luck [C#] all of my days.
[E] _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Booker T. Jones and William Bell.

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