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Born Under A Bad Sign chords by
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones
William Bell
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Key: C minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Born under a bad sign
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Dm
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I've been down since I began to crawl
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It wasn't for bad luck,
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Am
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I wouldn't have no luck at all
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Hard luck and trouble,
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Am
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my only friend
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C

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I've been on my own
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C
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Am
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ever since I was ten
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Born under a bad sign
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I've been down since I began to crawl
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If it wasn't for bad luck,
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I wouldn't have no luck at all
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C
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Wine and women, all I crave
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A big, light woman gonna
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carry me to my grave
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Born un der a bedside
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I've been down since I began to crawl
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E
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If it wasn't for bad luck,
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I wouldn't have
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I've no luck at all
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C
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Believe it, believe it
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I can't read,
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I didn't learn how to write
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My whole life has just
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been one big fight
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Born under a bad sign,
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I've been down since I began to crawl
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If it wasn't for bad luck,
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I wouldn't have no luck
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If it wasn't for real bad luck,

I wouldn't have no luck
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C
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I wouldn't have no luck at all
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E
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Oh, yeah, yeah,
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yeah
Interlude 1
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It was
Verse 2
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n't for bad luck
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I wouldn't have no love
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If it wasn't for real bad luck
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I wouldn't have no love
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If it wasn't for real bad luck
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I wouldn't have
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F#dim
F#dim
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No luck at all
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Oh, oh, oh

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Dm

  • E

  • Am

  • C

  • G

  • Em

  • F

  • F#dim

    4

  • Fm

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Born Under A Bad Sign by Booker T. Jones, William Bell is C minor.

The primary chords used in Born Under A Bad Sign are Fm, G, Cm, Eb, Bb, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Fm, G, Cm, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Born Under A Bad Sign is approximately 88 beats per minute.

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