Chords for The Butterfield Blues Band - Born Under a Bad Sign (studio)

Tempo:
86.55 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Butterfield Blues Band - Born Under a Bad Sign (studio) chords
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[C] [D]
[Am]
[Dm] [G] I've [Dm] been down since I began to [G] crawl.
[A] And if it wasn't for bad [G] luck, I wouldn't have no luck at [D] all, no.
[Dm] Yeah, bad luck and trouble have [G] been my only [Dm] friends.
[G] I've been on my [Dm] own ever since I [D] was ten.
I was born on a [Dm] bad sign.
I've been down since I began to crawl.
[A] And if it wasn't for bad [G] luck, I wouldn't have [Em] [D] no [Dm] luck at all, no.
[A] [Dm] Yeah, [G] I can't [F] read, and I can hardly even write.
[D] My whole life has been one big [F] fight.
I was [G] born on a bad [C] sign.
[D] [Dm] I've been down since I [G] began to crawl.
[G#] [A] And if it wasn't for bad [G] luck, I wouldn't [A] [D] have no luck at all, [Dm]
[F] [D]
[D] [C#m] no.
Yeah, [A]
[G] I'm in real [G#] bad luck.
[A] If it wasn't for bad luck, I [G] wouldn't [D] have no luck at all.
[G]
[Dm] Yeah, bad luck and trouble have been my only [F] friends.
[D] I've been on my [Dm] own ever since I [F] was ten.
[D] Born on a bad sign.
[A] [Dm] I've been down since I began [G] to crawl.
[G#] [A] And if it wasn't for bad [G] luck, you know I wouldn't [E] have no luck at all.
[Dm] Woo, yeah.
Well, now, a blinding woman is [D] all I crave.
[C#] [D] This big-legged [C#] woman's gonna [D] carry me to my [C#] grave.
[D] I was born [A] on a bad sign.
[A] [Dm] And I've been down since I began to crawl.
[G#] [A] And if it wasn't for bad [G] luck, I [A] wouldn't have [D] no luck at all, baby.
[Dm] Yeah, I'm a bad luck boy.
Yeah, [C] [D] [A] [D]
I'm
[A] a bad [G] luck boy.
I'm in real bad luck.
If it wasn't for bad [G] luck, I wouldn't have no luck [D] at all.
Woo, yeah.
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Dm
2311
A
1231
F
134211111
D
1321
G
2131
Dm
2311
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To jam and learn The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Born Under A Bad Sign chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Dm, A, G, Dm, D and Dm. A strategic approach would be to train at 43 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 87. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Minor.

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_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [G] I've [Dm] _ _ been down since I began to [G] crawl.
_ [A] And if it wasn't for bad [G] luck, I wouldn't have no luck at [D] all, no. _
_ _ _ [Dm] Yeah, bad luck and trouble have [G] been my only [Dm] friends.
[G] I've been on my [Dm] own ever since I [D] was ten.
I was born on a [Dm] bad sign.
_ _ I've been down since I began to crawl.
_ [A] And if it wasn't for bad [G] luck, I wouldn't have _ [Em] _ [D] no [Dm] luck at all, no.
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] Yeah, [G] I can't [F] read, and I can hardly even write.
[D] My whole life has been one big [F] fight.
I was [G] born on a bad [C] sign.
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ I've been down since I [G] began to crawl.
[G#] _ [A] And if it wasn't for bad [G] luck, I wouldn't _ [A] [D] have no luck at all, [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] no.
Yeah, [A] _ _
_ [G] _ I'm in real [G#] bad luck.
[A] If it wasn't for bad luck, I [G] wouldn't [D] have no luck at all.
[G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ Yeah, bad luck and trouble have been my only [F] friends.
[D] I've been on my [Dm] own ever since I [F] was ten.
[D] Born on a bad sign.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ I've been down since I began [G] to crawl.
_ [G#] _ [A] And if it wasn't for bad [G] luck, you know I wouldn't [E] have no luck at all.
[Dm] Woo, yeah.
_ Well, now, a blinding woman is [D] all I crave.
[C#] [D] This big-legged [C#] woman's gonna [D] carry me to my [C#] grave.
[D] I was born [A] on a bad sign.
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ And I've been down since I began to crawl.
[G#] _ [A] And if it wasn't for bad [G] luck, _ I [A] wouldn't have [D] no luck at all, baby.
[Dm] _ Yeah, I'm a bad luck boy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yeah, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ a bad [G] luck boy.
I'm in real bad luck.
If it wasn't for bad [G] luck, I wouldn't have no luck [D] at all. _
_ Woo, _ _ _ yeah.

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

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