Born Under A Bad Sign Chords by Albert King

Tempo:
91.65 bpm
Chords used:

C#

B

F#

G#m

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Albert King - Born under a bad sign chords
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[F#] [B] [C#m]
[C#]
Born on the bad side, [F] been [E] down since [C#] I began to crawl.
[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#] Hard [B] luck and trouble, [C#]
been [B] my only friend.
[C#] I've been on [G#m] my own [C#] [F#] ever since [G#m] I was [C#m] ten.
[G#m] Born on the [E] bad [C#] side, [B]
[C#m] [B] been down [E] since I [C#] began to crawl.
[F#] [G#] If it wasn't for bad [F#] luck, you know I wouldn't have [C#] no luck at all.
[B]
[C#] I [F] can't read, [C#]
I've been [G#m] on the right of life.
[C#] My [F] whole life has [C#] been one [G#m] big [C#] fight.
Born [G#m] on the [E] bad [C#] side, [F] been [E] down since I [C#] began to crawl.
[F#] [G#] If it wasn't for bad [F#] luck, I say I wouldn't have [C#] no luck at all.
I ain't no liar.
[F] [B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[G#] You know I've been walking for bad luck.
[F#] I wouldn't [F] have no [F#] kind of [G#] luck.
If it wasn't [A] for real [G#] bad [F#] luck, I wouldn't have no luck [C#] at all.
[B] [C#]
You know [G#m] wine and women [C#] is all [G#m] I crave.
[C#] [G#m] A big black woman gonna carry [C#] me to [B] my [C#] grave.
[F#] Born [G#m] on the bad [E] [C#] side, I've been [B] down [E] since I began [C#] to crawl.
[G] [G#] If it wasn't for bad luck, [F#]
I tell you I wouldn't have no [C#] luck at all.
[B] Yeah, [C#] I'm a bad luck boy.
[E] [C#] [G#m] So have [E] a sad [C#] luck all of my days.
[E] [C#] [B] [C#m]
Key:  
C#
12341114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
G#m
123111114
E
2311
C#
12341114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
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To learn Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, C#, B, E, C#, G#m, C#, F and C#. Start with a comfortable 45 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 92. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C# Minor in mind.

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

Facts about this song

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

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