Chords for Buddy guy Koko taylor-born under a bad sign (Albert king)
Tempo:
100.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
F#m
E
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [F#m] [D] [Bm] [F#m]
[D] [B] [E] [F#m] [Bm]
[E] [D] [B] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm] I've been down since I began to [F] grow.
[F#] If [F] it [E] weren't for bad luck, [Bm] I wouldn't know luck at all.
Hard luck and trouble is my only friend.
I've been down since I began to grow.
[B] [E] I was [D] ten, [B] wound on [F#m] the back [Bm] side.
I've been down since I began to [Em] grow.
[F] [F#] If it weren't for [E] bad luck, [Bm] I wouldn't have no luck at [B] all.
[E] [D] [Bm] But I got one in women, that's all I crave.
A big leg woman creeper's gonna take me to my grave.
But all the bad times, I've been down ever since I began to crawl.
[E] [F] [F#] If it weren't for bad [E] luck, I [B] wouldn't have no luck at [F#m] all.
[Bm] [E] [B] Yeah, look here.
[G#]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm] [B] [F#m]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[Em] [F#]
[E] [Bm]
I
[F#m] [Em] [F#]
[E] [Bm]
can't read, and know how to write.
My whole life is one big fight, wound on the [F#m] back [Bm] side.
Since I began to crawl.
[F#] If it weren't [F] for [E] bad luck, I [Bm] wouldn't have no luck at all.
Bad luck.
[F#m]
[Bm] Bad luck.
But I got Bad luck.
Yeah.
Don't let it come again.
Bad luck.
[F#m]
Bad [Bm] luck.
Seems like I had bad luck all my life.
Sing on, baby.
Sometimes.
Sometimes.
Talk to me, baby.
Sometimes when I'm up.
Let me hear you, baby.
When I'm down.
I have better luck.
Follow me all around.
But when.
When.
When.
I wonder what to do.
I tell you what.
[Bm]
What.
Grab my microphone.
I start singing the blues.
I tell you sing the blues.
Hey, buddy.
Buddy guy.
Hey, baby.
Buddy guy.
Hey, buddy.
Can you play the blues?
Can you play the blues?
[G] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [F#]
[B] [Bm]
[B] [F#m] [Bm] Can you play the blues?
Oh, bad [F#m] luck.
[Bm]
Bad luck.
Follow me all around.
Sometimes I'm up.
Sometimes I'm down.
Almost never.
Put to ground.
Well.
[E] [F#m] [Bm]
Well.
[E] [Bm] Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
[F#m] [Bm]
Uh-huh.
Bad luck.
[Em] [F#m] [Bm]
Bad luck.
Talk about bad luck.
I don't know if you hear me.
I don't know [F#] if you hear [Bm] me.
But if you hear me.
Let me hear you say yes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Bad luck.
[E] [Bm] Talk about bad luck.
I had all my days.
Look like you're gonna follow me.
Gonna follow [F#] me.
All [B] the way.
All the way.
[Bm] To the end.
To my grave.
[F#m] [Bm]
[D] [Bm] [D]
[D] [B] [E] [F#m] [Bm]
[E] [D] [B] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm] I've been down since I began to [F] grow.
[F#] If [F] it [E] weren't for bad luck, [Bm] I wouldn't know luck at all.
Hard luck and trouble is my only friend.
I've been down since I began to grow.
[B] [E] I was [D] ten, [B] wound on [F#m] the back [Bm] side.
I've been down since I began to [Em] grow.
[F] [F#] If it weren't for [E] bad luck, [Bm] I wouldn't have no luck at [B] all.
[E] [D] [Bm] But I got one in women, that's all I crave.
A big leg woman creeper's gonna take me to my grave.
But all the bad times, I've been down ever since I began to crawl.
[E] [F] [F#] If it weren't for bad [E] luck, I [B] wouldn't have no luck at [F#m] all.
[Bm] [E] [B] Yeah, look here.
[G#]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm] [B] [F#m]
[Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[Em] [F#]
[E] [Bm]
I
[F#m] [Em] [F#]
[E] [Bm]
can't read, and know how to write.
My whole life is one big fight, wound on the [F#m] back [Bm] side.
Since I began to crawl.
[F#] If it weren't [F] for [E] bad luck, I [Bm] wouldn't have no luck at all.
Bad luck.
[F#m]
[Bm] Bad luck.
But I got Bad luck.
Yeah.
Don't let it come again.
Bad luck.
[F#m]
Bad [Bm] luck.
Seems like I had bad luck all my life.
Sing on, baby.
Sometimes.
Sometimes.
Talk to me, baby.
Sometimes when I'm up.
Let me hear you, baby.
When I'm down.
I have better luck.
Follow me all around.
But when.
When.
When.
I wonder what to do.
I tell you what.
[Bm]
What.
Grab my microphone.
I start singing the blues.
I tell you sing the blues.
Hey, buddy.
Buddy guy.
Hey, baby.
Buddy guy.
Hey, buddy.
Can you play the blues?
Can you play the blues?
[G] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] [F#]
[B] [Bm]
[B] [F#m] [Bm] Can you play the blues?
Oh, bad [F#m] luck.
[Bm]
Bad luck.
Follow me all around.
Sometimes I'm up.
Sometimes I'm down.
Almost never.
Put to ground.
Well.
[E] [F#m] [Bm]
Well.
[E] [Bm] Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
[F#m] [Bm]
Uh-huh.
Bad luck.
[Em] [F#m] [Bm]
Bad luck.
Talk about bad luck.
I don't know if you hear me.
I don't know [F#] if you hear [Bm] me.
But if you hear me.
Let me hear you say yes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Bad luck.
[E] [Bm] Talk about bad luck.
I had all my days.
Look like you're gonna follow me.
Gonna follow [F#] me.
All [B] the way.
All the way.
[Bm] To the end.
To my grave.
[F#m] [Bm]
[D] [Bm] [D]
Key:
Bm
F#m
E
B
F#
Bm
F#m
E
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ [B] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ I've been down since I began to [F] grow.
[F#] _ If [F] it [E] weren't for bad luck, [Bm] I wouldn't know luck at all.
_ _ _ _ Hard luck and trouble is my only friend.
I've been down since I began to grow.
_ [B] [E] I was [D] ten, [B] wound on [F#m] the back [Bm] side.
_ _ _ I've been down since I began to [Em] grow.
[F] _ [F#] If it weren't for [E] bad luck, _ [Bm] I wouldn't have no luck at [B] all.
[E] _ [D] [Bm] But I got one in women, that's all I crave.
A big leg woman creeper's gonna take me to my grave.
But all the bad times, _ I've been down ever since I began to crawl.
_ [E] _ [F] [F#] If it weren't for bad [E] luck, I _ _ [B] wouldn't have no luck at [F#m] all.
[Bm] _ _ [E] [B] Yeah, look here.
_ [G#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ can't read, and know how to write.
My whole life is one big fight, wound on the [F#m] back [Bm] side.
_ _ _ _ Since I began to crawl.
_ _ [F#] If it weren't [F] for [E] bad luck, I [Bm] wouldn't have no luck at all.
_ Bad luck.
[F#m] _
[Bm] Bad luck.
But I _ got_ Bad luck.
Yeah. _ _ _ _
Don't let it come again.
_ Bad luck.
[F#m]
Bad [Bm] luck.
Seems like I had bad luck all my life.
Sing on, baby.
_ Sometimes. _
Sometimes.
Talk to me, baby.
Sometimes when I'm up.
Let me hear you, baby.
When I'm down.
I have better luck.
Follow me all around.
But when.
_ _ When. _
_ When.
_ _ _ I wonder what to do.
I tell you what.
[Bm] _
What.
_ _ Grab my microphone.
I start singing the blues.
I tell you sing the blues. _
Hey, buddy.
_ Buddy guy.
Hey, baby.
Buddy guy.
Hey, buddy.
Can you play the blues? _
Can you play the blues? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] [Bm] Can you play the blues?
Oh, bad [F#m] luck.
[Bm]
Bad luck.
Follow me all around.
Sometimes I'm up.
Sometimes I'm down.
Almost never.
_ Put to ground. _
Well.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [Bm]
Well.
[E] _ [Bm] Uh-huh. _ _ _
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm]
Uh-huh.
_ Bad luck.
[Em] _ [F#m] _ [Bm]
Bad luck.
Talk about bad luck.
I don't know if you hear me.
I don't know [F#] if you hear [Bm] me.
But if you hear me.
Let me hear you say yes.
Yeah.
_ _ _ Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bad luck.
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] Talk about bad luck.
I had all my days. _ _
_ Look like you're gonna follow me.
Gonna follow [F#] me.
All [B] the way.
All the way.
[Bm] To the end.
To my grave. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [B] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ I've been down since I began to [F] grow.
[F#] _ If [F] it [E] weren't for bad luck, [Bm] I wouldn't know luck at all.
_ _ _ _ Hard luck and trouble is my only friend.
I've been down since I began to grow.
_ [B] [E] I was [D] ten, [B] wound on [F#m] the back [Bm] side.
_ _ _ I've been down since I began to [Em] grow.
[F] _ [F#] If it weren't for [E] bad luck, _ [Bm] I wouldn't have no luck at [B] all.
[E] _ [D] [Bm] But I got one in women, that's all I crave.
A big leg woman creeper's gonna take me to my grave.
But all the bad times, _ I've been down ever since I began to crawl.
_ [E] _ [F] [F#] If it weren't for bad [E] luck, I _ _ [B] wouldn't have no luck at [F#m] all.
[Bm] _ _ [E] [B] Yeah, look here.
_ [G#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ can't read, and know how to write.
My whole life is one big fight, wound on the [F#m] back [Bm] side.
_ _ _ _ Since I began to crawl.
_ _ [F#] If it weren't [F] for [E] bad luck, I [Bm] wouldn't have no luck at all.
_ Bad luck.
[F#m] _
[Bm] Bad luck.
But I _ got_ Bad luck.
Yeah. _ _ _ _
Don't let it come again.
_ Bad luck.
[F#m]
Bad [Bm] luck.
Seems like I had bad luck all my life.
Sing on, baby.
_ Sometimes. _
Sometimes.
Talk to me, baby.
Sometimes when I'm up.
Let me hear you, baby.
When I'm down.
I have better luck.
Follow me all around.
But when.
_ _ When. _
_ When.
_ _ _ I wonder what to do.
I tell you what.
[Bm] _
What.
_ _ Grab my microphone.
I start singing the blues.
I tell you sing the blues. _
Hey, buddy.
_ Buddy guy.
Hey, baby.
Buddy guy.
Hey, buddy.
Can you play the blues? _
Can you play the blues? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] [Bm] Can you play the blues?
Oh, bad [F#m] luck.
[Bm]
Bad luck.
Follow me all around.
Sometimes I'm up.
Sometimes I'm down.
Almost never.
_ Put to ground. _
Well.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [Bm]
Well.
[E] _ [Bm] Uh-huh. _ _ _
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
[F#m] _ _ [Bm]
Uh-huh.
_ Bad luck.
[Em] _ [F#m] _ [Bm]
Bad luck.
Talk about bad luck.
I don't know if you hear me.
I don't know [F#] if you hear [Bm] me.
But if you hear me.
Let me hear you say yes.
Yeah.
_ _ _ Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bad luck.
_ _ [E] _ [Bm] Talk about bad luck.
I had all my days. _ _
_ Look like you're gonna follow me.
Gonna follow [F#] me.
All [B] the way.
All the way.
[Bm] To the end.
To my grave. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _