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Albert King Guitar Play Along v177

This document contains a 3-paragraph summary of the song "Born Under a Bad Sign" by Booker T. Jones and William Bell: 1) It introduces the song and provides details on its down-tuned guitar tuning and blues style tempo. 2) The next two paragraphs provide the lyrics to the chorus and first verse, highlighting the song's themes of living under hard luck and trouble from a young age. 3) The document ends by giving the starting lyrics to the second verse.

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Albert King Guitar Play Along v177

This document contains a 3-paragraph summary of the song "Born Under a Bad Sign" by Booker T. Jones and William Bell: 1) It introduces the song and provides details on its down-tuned guitar tuning and blues style tempo. 2) The next two paragraphs provide the lyrics to the chorus and first verse, highlighting the song's themes of living under hard luck and trouble from a young age. 3) The document ends by giving the starting lyrics to the second verse.

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Born
Bo rn Unde
nd er a Bad
Bad Sign
ig n
Words and Music by B ooker T. Jones and
and William Bell

Drop D tuning, down 1 1/2 steps:


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

Intro
Moderate Blues  = 92

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
reflect actual sounding chords. Chord symbols reflect
reflect overall harmony.

Chorus
Gtr. tacet

3 3

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


be -

gan to crawl. If it was - n’t for ba


bad luck,
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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

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

1 1
12

14 14 14 12
12
14

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


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Chorus

Born un - der   a bad sign.

15 12 15
15

Been down since I be - gan to crawl.

12
12
14 12
14
14

If it was - n’t for bad luck, you know


know I would
would- n’t have no luck at
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all.

12 12 12 12
12
14 12 12
14 14
14

Verse
Gtr. tacet

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

My whole life has been one big fight.

Chorus

Born un - de
der   a bad sign.
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I been down since I be - gan to crawl.

12
12
14 12
14
14

3 3

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

12

at all, Spoken: n’ that


that ain’
ain’tt no lie.
lie.
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Guitar Solo

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
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Gtr. tacet

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

1
12 12
15 12
14 14 12 12
14 14
14 X

Verse
Gtr. tacet

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

3
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I be
been down since I be - ga
g an to cr
crawl.

12 12
12
14 12
14

3
3

If it was - n’t for bad luck, I tell


tell you,
you, I wou
would
ld- n’t
n’t have no luck at

P.M.
12
12
12

14
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Outro

3 3

a  bad luck boy! Been hav - in’ bad luck al


all of  

10 10 5
4

 Begin fade

my days, yeah.

1 1
12 12 12 12
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