Born Under A Bad Sign - Cream from the Album Wheels of Fire 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] |------------| G|---------3------------3------------| D|-----3h5-3-5------------3h5-3-5-----------| A|-3h5---------3h5-5------3h5---------3h5-5-----| E|------------6-3------------6-3-| [Chorus] Born under a bad sign I’ve been down since I began to crawl If it wasn’t for bad luck I wouldn’t have no luck at all [Riff] (played over each verse) |------------| G|-------3------------3------------| D|-----3-3-5------------3-3-3-5-----------| A|-3h5-------3h5-5-----3h5---------3h5-5-----| E|------------6-3------------6-3-| [Verse 1] Bad luck and trouble’s my only friend I’ve been down ever since I was ten [Chorus] [Verse 2]* (omitted in Cream version) I can’t read never learned how to write My whole life is one big fight [Chorus] [Verse 3] Oh wine and women is all I crave A big legged woman’s gonna carry me to my grave [Chorus] [Solo] [Verse 1] (repeated) Born under a bad sign I’ve been down since I began to crawl If it wasn’t for bad luck I wouldn’t have no luck If it wasn’t for real bad luck I wouldn’t have no luck at all Born under a bad sign Born under a bad sign ************************************ | h Hammer-on ************************************