Born Under A Bad Sign (chromatic)

by Albert King, Crea,Jimi Hendrix · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN chromatic
By: William Bell & Booker T. Jones
Albert King, Cream, Jimi Hendrix
Key: Am

 3   -3 -3 -3  4   -3
Born un-der a bad sign
 4    6    -5  4  -3 -3  -3   1
Been down since I be-gan to crawl
2   2  2   3   3   2   3   2-1
Oh, if it was-n’t for bad luck
-3  -3  -3   -3  2   -1  2   1
I would-n’t have no luck at all
 
 -3  -3  -3  -2* 
(Let me tell you)
  3   -3   3   -3   3  -3 -3 -3 -3    4
Hard luck and trou-ble is my on-ly friend
 -3  -3 3  -3  -3  3   -3 -3 -3   4
Been on my own ev-er since I was ten

3   -3 -3 -3  4   -3
Born un-der a bad sign
 4    6    -5  4  -3 -3  -3   1
Been down since I be-gan to crawl
2   2  2   3   3   2   3   2-1
Oh, if it was-n’t for bad luck
-3  -3  -3   -3  2   -1  2   1
I would-n’t have no luck at all
 
3  -3    -3   3 -3  3    -3    -3  -3   4
I can't read. I nev-er learned how to write
-3   -3   -3  -3    3  -3  -3    4
My whole life has been one big fight

3   -3 -3 -3  4   -3
Born un-der a bad sign
 4    6    -5  4  -3 -3  -3   1
Been down since I be-gan to crawl
2   2  2   3   3   2   3   2-1
Oh, if it was-n’t for bad luck
-3  -3  -3   -3  2   -1  2   1
I would-n’t have no luck at all
 

 2   2   2  2   3   3   2   3   2-1
You know if it was-n't for bad luck
-3  -3  -3   -3  2    2  2   -1
I would-n't have no kind of luck
2  2   3   3    2   3   3   2-1 
If it was-n't for real bad luck
-3  -3  -3   -3  2   -1  2   1
I would-n't have no luck at all

 -3   3   3  -3 3  -3 -3   4
Wine and wom-en is all I crave
-3 -3   3  -3  -3 -3 3 -3  -3 -3 -3 -3   4  
A big head wom-an will car-ry me to my grave

3   -3 -3 -3  4   -3
Born un-der a bad sign
 4    6    -5  4  -3 -3  -3   1
Been down since I be-gan to crawl
2   2  2   3   3   2   3   2-1
Oh, if it was-n’t for bad luck
-3  -3  -3   -3  2   -1  2   1
I would-n’t have no luck at all

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