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Albert King Guitar Play Along V 177
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Born Under a Bad Sign
Words and Music by Booker T. Jones and William Bell
Intro
Moderate Blues q = 92
µ C#7
*[E7]
mf
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
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 1
12
14 14 14 12
14
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
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
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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