Chords for Booker T. Jones -- Born Under a Bad Sign [Live from Daryl's House #44-10]
Tempo:
74.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Cm
F
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, [G]
I was [C] born [Eb] under [D] [G] a bad [Fm] sign.
[Ab]
[Fm] [Gb]
Why?
[F] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Cm] [C] [Eb] Born under a bad [C] sign.
I've been down since I began to [E] crawl.
If [G] it wasn't for bad luck, [F] I wouldn't have no [C] luck at all.
Ah, luck and trouble, being my only friend, I've been on my own.
Ever since I was born under a bad sign, I was down since I began to crawl.
[G] You know if it wasn't for no bad [F] luck, I wouldn't have [Cm]
[C] no luck at [Gm] all.
[C] I can't read.
[Cm] I didn't [Bb] learn how to write.
[D] My whole life has just been one big fight.
[C] I was born under a bad sign.
[Gm] I've been down [C] since I began to crawl.
If [G] it wasn't for bad luck, [Fm] I wouldn't have no [Cm] luck at all.
Play the blues now.
[C]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb] [C]
[Eb] [C]
[Cm] [F] [Gb] [G]
[Gb] [F] [Cm]
Now [Gm] listen here, listen to me now.
[Cm] I can't read.
I didn't learn how to write.
[Bb] Now my whole life has [C] just been one big [Cm] fight.
[C] Born under a bad [C] sign.
I've been down since I began to crawl.
[F] [G] If it wasn't for bad luck, [Fm] if [G] it wasn't for real bad [F] luck,
I wouldn't have no luck.
[G] If it wasn't for real bad luck, [F] I wouldn't have no luck at all.
[Cm]
Yeah, [C] [Cm]
yeah, yeah.
[Eb] [Cm] Yeah,
[D] [G] yeah, yeah.
If it wasn't for bad luck, if it wasn't for [C] real [G] bad [C] luck,
I wouldn't have [G] no luck.
[Ab] I wouldn't have.
[Dm] [F]
[C] Sing it, Darryl.
I wouldn't [Fm]
have.
I wouldn't have.
[Gm] Whoa.
I wouldn't have.
[Ab] Whoa.
I wouldn't have.
[B] Whoa.
[D] I wouldn't have.
[G] [Ab] Luck at all.
Yeah.
[C] Yeah.
[Bb] [C] [Eb] [Cm]
Yeah.
Yeah.
I was [C] born [Eb] under [D] [G] a bad [Fm] sign.
[Ab]
[Fm] [Gb]
Why?
[F] [Cm]
[Eb]
[Cm] [C] [Eb] Born under a bad [C] sign.
I've been down since I began to [E] crawl.
If [G] it wasn't for bad luck, [F] I wouldn't have no [C] luck at all.
Ah, luck and trouble, being my only friend, I've been on my own.
Ever since I was born under a bad sign, I was down since I began to crawl.
[G] You know if it wasn't for no bad [F] luck, I wouldn't have [Cm]
[C] no luck at [Gm] all.
[C] I can't read.
[Cm] I didn't [Bb] learn how to write.
[D] My whole life has just been one big fight.
[C] I was born under a bad sign.
[Gm] I've been down [C] since I began to crawl.
If [G] it wasn't for bad luck, [Fm] I wouldn't have no [Cm] luck at all.
Play the blues now.
[C]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb] [C]
[Eb] [C]
[Cm] [F] [Gb] [G]
[Gb] [F] [Cm]
Now [Gm] listen here, listen to me now.
[Cm] I can't read.
I didn't learn how to write.
[Bb] Now my whole life has [C] just been one big [Cm] fight.
[C] Born under a bad [C] sign.
I've been down since I began to crawl.
[F] [G] If it wasn't for bad luck, [Fm] if [G] it wasn't for real bad [F] luck,
I wouldn't have no luck.
[G] If it wasn't for real bad luck, [F] I wouldn't have no luck at all.
[Cm]
Yeah, [C] [Cm]
yeah, yeah.
[Eb] [Cm] Yeah,
[D] [G] yeah, yeah.
If it wasn't for bad luck, if it wasn't for [C] real [G] bad [C] luck,
I wouldn't have [G] no luck.
[Ab] I wouldn't have.
[Dm] [F]
[C] Sing it, Darryl.
I wouldn't [Fm]
have.
I wouldn't have.
[Gm] Whoa.
I wouldn't have.
[Ab] Whoa.
I wouldn't have.
[B] Whoa.
[D] I wouldn't have.
[G] [Ab] Luck at all.
Yeah.
[C] Yeah.
[Bb] [C] [Eb] [Cm]
Yeah.
Yeah.
Key:
C
G
Cm
F
Eb
C
G
Cm
_ _ _ _ Well, _ [G]
I was [C] born _ _ _ [Eb] under [D] _ _ [G] a bad [Fm] sign.
[Ab] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
Why?
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] Born under a bad [C] sign.
_ _ _ _ I've been down since I began to [E] crawl.
If _ [G] it wasn't for bad luck, [F] I wouldn't have no [C] luck at all. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Ah, luck and trouble, being my only friend, _ _ I've been on my own.
Ever since I was born under a bad sign, _ _ _ _ I was down since I began to crawl.
_ [G] You know if it wasn't for no bad [F] luck, I wouldn't have _ _ [Cm] _
[C] no luck at [Gm] all.
_ [C] I can't read.
[Cm] I didn't [Bb] learn how to write.
_ [D] My whole life has just been one big fight.
[C] I was born under a bad sign.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] I've been down [C] since I began to crawl.
If _ [G] _ it wasn't for bad luck, [Fm] _ I wouldn't have no [Cm] luck at all. _ _
Play the blues now.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
Now [Gm] listen here, listen to me now.
[Cm] I can't read.
I didn't learn how to write.
_ [Bb] Now my whole life has [C] just been one big [Cm] fight.
_ [C] Born under a bad [C] sign.
_ _ _ _ I've been down since I began to crawl.
[F] _ _ [G] _ If it wasn't for bad luck, [Fm] if _ _ _ [G] _ it wasn't for real bad [F] luck,
I wouldn't have no luck.
[G] If it wasn't for real bad luck, [F] I wouldn't have no luck at all.
_ _ [Cm] _
Yeah, _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _
yeah, _ _ _ yeah. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ Yeah,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] yeah, yeah.
If it wasn't for bad luck, if it wasn't for [C] _ real _ [G] _ bad [C] luck,
I wouldn't have [G] no luck. _ _
[Ab] _ I wouldn't have.
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ Sing it, Darryl.
I wouldn't [Fm]
have.
I wouldn't have.
[Gm] Whoa.
I wouldn't have.
[Ab] Whoa.
I wouldn't have.
[B] Whoa.
[D] I wouldn't have. _
[G] _ _ _ [Ab] Luck at all.
Yeah.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Yeah. _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
Yeah.
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was [C] born _ _ _ [Eb] under [D] _ _ [G] a bad [Fm] sign.
[Ab] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
Why?
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] Born under a bad [C] sign.
_ _ _ _ I've been down since I began to [E] crawl.
If _ [G] it wasn't for bad luck, [F] I wouldn't have no [C] luck at all. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Ah, luck and trouble, being my only friend, _ _ I've been on my own.
Ever since I was born under a bad sign, _ _ _ _ I was down since I began to crawl.
_ [G] You know if it wasn't for no bad [F] luck, I wouldn't have _ _ [Cm] _
[C] no luck at [Gm] all.
_ [C] I can't read.
[Cm] I didn't [Bb] learn how to write.
_ [D] My whole life has just been one big fight.
[C] I was born under a bad sign.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] I've been down [C] since I began to crawl.
If _ [G] _ it wasn't for bad luck, [Fm] _ I wouldn't have no [Cm] luck at all. _ _
Play the blues now.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
Now [Gm] listen here, listen to me now.
[Cm] I can't read.
I didn't learn how to write.
_ [Bb] Now my whole life has [C] just been one big [Cm] fight.
_ [C] Born under a bad [C] sign.
_ _ _ _ I've been down since I began to crawl.
[F] _ _ [G] _ If it wasn't for bad luck, [Fm] if _ _ _ [G] _ it wasn't for real bad [F] luck,
I wouldn't have no luck.
[G] If it wasn't for real bad luck, [F] I wouldn't have no luck at all.
_ _ [Cm] _
Yeah, _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _
yeah, _ _ _ yeah. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ Yeah,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] yeah, yeah.
If it wasn't for bad luck, if it wasn't for [C] _ real _ [G] _ bad [C] luck,
I wouldn't have [G] no luck. _ _
[Ab] _ I wouldn't have.
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ Sing it, Darryl.
I wouldn't [Fm]
have.
I wouldn't have.
[Gm] Whoa.
I wouldn't have.
[Ab] Whoa.
I wouldn't have.
[B] Whoa.
[D] I wouldn't have. _
[G] _ _ _ [Ab] Luck at all.
Yeah.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Yeah. _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
Yeah.
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _