Born Under A Bad Sign – Cream from the Album Wheels of Fire Albert King original was in D flat. This is the Cream version in G – but using a capo allows it to be adapted easily. The opening riff is played over the chorus by both lead and bass, except when soloing. I have left the original Albert King lyrics in, Cream leave out verse 2. Clapton adds a variety of riffs at the end of each line. Opening riff E----------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------| G---------3----------------------3-------------| D-----3h5-3-5----------------3h5-3-5-----------| A-3h5---------3h5-5------3h5---------3h5-5-----| W-------------------6-3--------------------6-3-| Chorus:

^G7Born under a bad sign ^G7I've been down since I began to crawl D7 D7C#7C7 If it wasn't for bad luck ^C7I wouldn't have no luck at all

Riff played over each verse E-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------3-------------------3---------------| D-----3-3-5---------------3-3-3-5-----------| A-3h5-------3h5-5-----3h5---------3h5-5-----| W-----------------6-3-------------------6-3-| Verse 1

^G7Bad luck and trouble's my only friend ^G7I've been down ever since I was ten

Chorus Verse 2* omitted in Cream version

^G7I can´t read, never learned how to write ^G7My whole life is one big fight

Chorus Verse 3

^G7Oh wine and women is all I crave ^G7A big legged woman's gonna carry me to my grave

Chorus Solo Verse 1 repeated

^G7Born under a bad sign ^G7I've been down since I began to crawl ^D7If it wasn't for bad luck^D7 ^C#7 ^C7 ^C7I wouldn't have no luck^C7 ^C#7 ^D7 ^D7If it wasn't for real bad luck^D7 ^C#7 ^C7 C7 n.c I wouldn't have no luck at all ^G7Born under a bad sign ^G7Born under a bad sign

Cream - Born under a bad sign