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 Born Under a Bad Sign
Words and Music by Booker T. Jones and William Bell

Drop D tuning, down 1 1/2 steps:

(low to high) B-F#-B-E-G#-C#

Intro
Moderate Blues q = 92
µ C#7

      
    
*[E7]

   
     
     
 
  

mf

  

w/ slight dist.
1 1
12 12 15 12


15 15 12 15
14 14 12 12
14 14
14
*Symbols in parentheses represent chord names respective to detuned guitar.
Symbols above reflect actual sounding chords. Chord symbols reflect overall harmony.

Chorus
Gtr. tacet

C#7

        
[E7]
       
   3

 
3


Born un - der a bad sign. Been down since I be -

G#7
[B7]

 
    
3

              


gan to crawl. If it was - n’t for bad luck,

     
   
     
1 
12
15 12
14 12
14
14

Copyright © 1967 IRVING MUSIC, INC.

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All Rights Reserved Used by Permission 1
 F#7 C#7
[A7] [E7]

        3     
        
you know I would - n’t have no luck at all.


          
              
 
1
 
1/2
12 12
15 12
14 12 12
14 14
14 14

Verse
C#7

    
[E7]

              
 




1. Hard luck and trou - ble been my on - ly friend.

  
    
     

1 1
12
14 14 14 12
14

       
           



I been on my own ev - er since I was ten.


     


12

2
 Chorus
C#7
[E7]

             
 
3


Born un - der a bad sign.

 
  

     


15 12 15
15

          
         
Been down since I be - gan to crawl.

  
  

    

12
12
14 12
14
14

G#7 F#7
[B7] [A7]

       
      3  
            
If it was - n’t for bad luck, you know I would-n’t have no luck at


   
  
   

12
12

3
 C#7

  
[E7]

    
all.




 
    
    
      

 
12 12 12 12
12
14 12 12
14 14
14

Verse
Gtr. tacet

C#7
[E7]

     
                 



2. I can’t read, I did - n’t learn how to write.

  
         
        
3

 
My whole life has been one

big fight.

Chorus
C#7
[E7]

        
3
    
  
Born un - der a bad sign.

  
    
 
    


15 12
12 10

4
             
        
I been down since I be - gan to crawl.


  
    
    


12
12
14 12
14
14

G#7 F#7
[B7] [A7]

    
3

        
3

        
  


If it was - n’t for bad luck, I say, I would-n’t have no luck


  
   

12

C#7
[E7]
 
               
at all, Spoken: n’ that ain’t no lie.


 
    
      
      


12 12
12
14 12 12
14 14 X
14 X

5
 Guitar Solo


C#7
[E7]
    


 
Ow!

     
8va



         
   


2
1/2 2
1/2 1

15 15 12 15 15 15 15

 
      

You


     
8va

               



 
grad. release

 
2 2
1/2
1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/4

15 15 12 15 15 12 15 12
12 10
12

Bridge
G#7 A7 G#7 G7 F#7 F7 F#7 G7
[B7] [C7] [B7] [A#7] [A7] [G#7] [A7] [A#7]

     
3

                  
know if it was - n’t for bad luck, I would-n’t have no kind of luck.


loco

  
   

12

6
 Gtr. tacet
G#7 A7 G#7 G7 F#7
[B7] [C7] [B7] [A#7] [A7]

    
             
3

     
If it was - n’t for real bad luck, I would - n’t have no luck at all.

C#7

 
[E7]

     



   
     
  
   
 1
12 12
15 12
14 14 12 12
14 14
14 X

Verse
Gtr. tacet

C#7
[E7]

    
               


3. You know, wine and wom - en is all I crave.

 
                   
3

 



A big leg wom - an gon - na car - ry me to my grave.

Chorus
C#7

   
[E7]

         
 
3


  
   
Born un - der a bad sign.


  

15 12
12 10

7
       3
 
            
I been down since I be - gan to crawl.


   
    
   

12 12
12
14 12
14

G#7 F#7
[B7] [A7]

  
        
3

             
3


If it was - n’t for bad luck, I tell you, I would - n’t have no luck at


  
         

P.M.
12
12
12
14

C#7


 
[E7]


       

all. Yeah, I’m


     
 
   

    

 1

12 12
15 12
14 14 12 12
14 14
14

8
 Outro
C#7
[E7]
    3   3 
            


a bad luck boy! Been hav - in’ bad luck all of

 
 
      

1 
10 10 5
4

Begin fade

    
          


my days, yeah.


             
  
 


1  1
12 12 12 12
15 15 15 12
14 14 12
14

Fade out

  
8va

               
   


2
1 1 1/2 1/2 1

15 15 15 12 15 15 15 12
X
X

9
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