Written by Booker T. Jones / William Bell
Albert King version: "Born under a bad sign ..." -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------2-------------------------2----------------------------------| ------2-4---4-------2---4-------2-4---4-------2---4--------------------| --2-4-----------2-4---0-----2-4-----------2-4---0----------------------| "If it wasn't for bad luck ..." ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------2----------------------------------| ------------------------4------2-4---4--------------------------------| --1-2-3-4-4-4-3-2-2-2-0----2-4----------------------------------------| "Hard luck and trouble's ..." ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------2------------| ------2-2-4-------2-2-4------2-2-4-------2-2-4-------2-4---4-etc------| --2-4---------2-4---------2-4--------2-4---------2-4------------------| Cream version: "Born under a bad sign ..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------3-------------------------3-----------------------------------| ------3-5---5-------3-----------3-5---5-------3-------------------------| --3-5-----------3-5---------3-5-----------3-5---------------------------| ----------------------6-3-----------------------6-3---------------------| "If it wasn't for bad luck ..." ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------5-5-6-5-4-3-3---------------------3-------------------------| ----------4-4-5-4-3-2-2-----------------3-5---5-----------------------| --2-3-4-5-5-5-6-5-4-3-3-3-5---3-----3-5-------------------------------| ----------------------------6---3-------------------------------------| "Hard luck and trouble's ..." -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------3--------| ------3-3-5-------3-3-5-------3-3-5-------3-3-5-------3-5---5-etc--| --3-5---------3-5---------3-5---------3-5---------3-5--------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------|
