ALBERT KING (Indianola, Mississippi, U.S.A) - Born Under a Bad Sign Chords

Tempo:
108.85 bpm
Chords used:

C#

B

C#m

G#m

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ALBERT KING (Indianola, Mississippi, U.S.A) - Born Under a Bad Sign chords
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[B] [C#m] [F#] [B] Fall [C#m] on the bad side
Been down since [C#] I began to [F#] crawl
[G#] If it wasn't for bad [C#m] luck
[F#] I [E] wouldn't have no [F#] luck at [C#m] all
[C#] [C#m] Bad
[B] luck and trouble
[C#] [G#m] Is my only [C#] friend
I've been on [B] my own
[C#m] Ever since [G#m] I [C#m] was ten
[G#] Fall on the [E] bad [C#m] side
[F#] [G#m] [C#m]
[F#] I've been [E] down since I [C#] began to crawl
[F#]
[G#] If it wasn't for bad [Em] luck
[F#] I wouldn't have [E]
[C#m] no luck at all
[C#] [C#m]
[F#] I [G#m] can't [C#m] read
I don't [B] know how to write
[C#] [B] My whole life [C#m] has been
[F#] One [B] big [C#m] fight
[B] Fall on the [E] bad [C#m] side
[B] I've [C#m] been [G#] down [E] since I began [C#] to crawl
[G#] If it wasn't for bad [Em] luck
[F#]
I wouldn't [E] have no [C#] luck at all
[B] [C#] [G#m] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#] [G#m] [C#]
[B] [C#] [G#m] [C#m]
[B] [C#]
[G#m] [C#] [G#m] [C#]
[G#m] [C#m]
[G#m] [C#] [B] [C#]
[B] [C#] If [G#m] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[G#m] [C#] [G#m] [C#m]
[C#]
[G#m] it wasn't for bad [G] luck
[F#] I wouldn't have no kind of [G] luck
If [G#] it wasn't for real bad luck
[F#] I wouldn't have [G#m] no luck [C#] at all
[G#m] [C#m] [B] [C#]
[B] Wild and women
[C#] Is [B] all I crave
A big leg woman gonna carry [C#] me
[G#m] To my [C#m] grave
Fall [G#m] on the [E] bad [C#m] side
[B] I've [C#m]
[F#] been [G#m] [E] down since [C#] I began to crawl
[G#] If it wasn't for bad [C#m] luck
I [F#] wouldn't have no luck at [C#] all
[G#m] [C#m] [B] [C#] Yeah, I'm a bad luck [E] boy
[C#] I've been [B] bad luck [C#] all my life
[B] [C#] [F] [E] [C#]
[Em] [C#]
[E] [C#] [G#m] [C#]
[E] [C#] [G#m] [C#] [G#m]
[E] [C#] [E] [C#]
[E] [C#] [B] [C#]
[G#m] [E]
[F#m] [G]
Key:  
C#
12341114
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
E
2311
C#
12341114
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
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Let's start jamming Albert King - (Live) Born Under A Bad Sign chords, Practice these chords sequence - C#, G#m, C#, B, C#, G#m, C#m and B. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 54 BPM before aiming for the song's 109 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C# Minor.

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_ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] [B] Fall [C#m] on the bad side _ _ _
Been down since [C#] I began to [F#] crawl
_ [G#] If it wasn't for bad [C#m] luck
[F#] I [E] wouldn't have no [F#] luck at [C#m] all
_ _ [C#] _ [C#m] Bad _ _
[B] luck and trouble
[C#] [G#m] Is my only [C#] friend
I've been on [B] my own
[C#m] Ever since [G#m] I [C#m] was ten
[G#] Fall on the [E] bad [C#m] side
[F#] _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _
[F#] I've been [E] down since I [C#] began to crawl
_ [F#]
[G#] If it wasn't for bad [Em] luck
[F#] I wouldn't have [E]
[C#m] no luck at all
[C#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [F#] I [G#m] can't [C#m] read
I don't [B] know how to write
[C#] _ [B] My whole life [C#m] has been
[F#] One [B] big [C#m] fight
[B] Fall on the [E] bad [C#m] side
[B] I've [C#m] _ been [G#] down [E] since I began [C#] to crawl
_ _ [G#] If it wasn't for bad [Em] luck
[F#]
I wouldn't [E] have no [C#] luck at all _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [B] _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _
[G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] If [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ it wasn't for bad [G] luck
[F#] I wouldn't have no kind of [G] luck
If [G#] it wasn't for real bad luck
[F#] I wouldn't have [G#m] no luck [C#] at all
_ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#]
[B] Wild and women
[C#] Is [B] all I crave
A big leg woman gonna carry [C#] me
[G#m] To my [C#m] grave
Fall [G#m] on the [E] bad [C#m] side
[B] I've [C#m] _
[F#] been [G#m] [E] down since [C#] I began to crawl
_ [G#] If it wasn't for bad [C#m] luck
I [F#] wouldn't have no luck at [C#] all
_ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] [C#] Yeah, I'm a bad luck [E] boy
[C#] _ I've been [B] bad luck [C#] all my life
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ _ [F] _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#] _ _
_ [E] _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ [G#m] _
_ [E] _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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

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