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Song
Albert King & Cream (Eric Clapton)'s versions of "Born Under A Bad Sign"
Albert King version:
"Born under a bad sign ..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------2-------------------------------2---------------------------| A|------2-4---4---------2-----4---------2-4---4---------2-----4---------| E|--2-4-------------2-4---0---------2-4-------------2-4---0-------------|
"If it wasn't for bad luck ..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------2-----------| A|--------------------------------------------4---------2-4---4---------| E|--1---2---3-4-----4-4-4---0-2-----2-2---0-2-------2-4-----------------|
"Hard luck and trouble's ..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------| A|------2---2-4---------2---2-4---------2---2-4---------2---2-4---------2-4---4-etc-| E|--2-4-------------2-4-------------2-4-------------2-4-------------2-4-------------|
Cream version:
"Born under a bad sign ..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------3-------------------------3---------------------------------| D|------3-5---5-------3-----------3-5---5-------3-----------------------| A|--3-5-----------3-5---------3-5-----------3-5-------------------------| E|----------------------6-3-----------------------6-3-------------------|
"If it wasn't for bad luck ..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------5-5-6-5-4-3-3---------------------3-------------------------| D|----------4-4-5-4-3-2-2-----------------3-5---5-----------------------| A|--2-3-4-5-5-5-6-5-4-3-3-3-5---3-----3-5-------------------------------| E|----------------------------6---3-------------------------------------|
"Hard luck and trouble's ..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------3-----------| D|------3-3-5-------3-3-5-------3-3-5-------3-3-5-------3-5---5-etc-----| A|--3-5---------3-5---------3-5---------3-5---------3-5-----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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