Chords for Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign (Official Lyric Video)

Tempo:
91.65 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

G#m

B

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign (Official Lyric Video) chords
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[F#] [G#m] [C#m]
[G#m] [C#] Born on a bad side, [G#m] been [E] down since I [C#] began to crawl.
[F#] [G] [G#] If it wasn't for bad luck, [F#]
you know I wouldn't have no [C#] luck at all.
[B] [C#] [F#] Hard [G#m] luck and trouble, [C#]
[F#] been my [G#m] only [C#] friend.
[F#] I've been on [B] my own [C#]
[G#m] ever since I was [E] ten.
[C#] [F#] Born on [G#m] a bad [E] [C#] side, [G#m] [C#] been [G#m] down [E] since I [C#] began to crawl.
[F#] [G] [G#] If it wasn't for bad luck, [F#]
you know I wouldn't have no [C#] luck at all.
[B] [C#] [G#m] I can't read, [C#]
[F#] I didn't know [B] how to write.
[C#] My [B] whole life has been [C#]
[F#] one [G#m] big fight.
[C#] Born [G#m] on a [E] bad [C#] side, been [G#m] [E] down since I [C#] began to crawl.
[G] [G#] If it wasn't for bad luck, [F#]
I said I wouldn't have [C#] no luck at all.
I ain't no liar,
[B] [C#]
[G#] you know if it wasn't for bad luck,
[F#]
I wouldn't have [F] no [G] kind of [G#] luck, if it wasn't for [A] real [G#] bad luck,
[F#] I wouldn't have no luck at [C#] all.
[B] [C#] [F#] You know [G#m] wine and women [C#]
[F#] is all [B] 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#] [F#] I've been [B] down since [E] I began to [C#] 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.
[B] Yeah, [C#] I'm a bad luck [E] boy.
[C#]
[G#m] Been having bad luck [C#] all my days.
[B] [C#] [G#m] [E] [C#]
[B]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#m
123111114
B
12341112
E
2311
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#m
123111114
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To learn Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, C#, G#m, C#, F#, B and C#. A strategic approach would be to train at 45 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 92. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Major.

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

Facts about this song

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

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