Intro:
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Chorus:
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 . Born under a bad sign .... .. been down since I began to crawl
|A7                         |G                    F      |Dm  |Dm   |
 . If it wasn't for bad luck . I wouldn't have no luck at all  ....

Verse 1:
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 . Hard luck and trouble, . my only friend
|Dm                                 |Dm    |
 . I been on my own since the age of ten

Chorus:
|Dm                      |Dm  |Dm                           |Dm    |
 .. Born under a bad sign .... .. been down since I began to crawl
|A7                         |G                    F      |Dm  |Dm   |
 . If it wasn't for bad luck . I wouldn't have no luck at all  ....

Verse 2:
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 . Wine and women, . all I crave
|Dm                        |Dm      |
 . Gon' send me to an early grave

Chorus:
|Dm                     |Dm  |Dm                            |Dm    |
 . Born under a bad sign .... . I been down since I began to crawl
|A7                     |G                    F      |Dm  |Dm   |
 . If it wasn't bad luck . I wouldn't have no luck at all  ....

Break:
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Verse 3:
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 . I can hardly read, . I can hardly write
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 . My whole life has been . one big fight

Chorus:
|Dm                     |Dm  |Dm                            |Dm    |
 . Born under a bad sign .... . I been down since I began to crawl
|A7                     |G                    F      |Dm  |Dm   |
 . If it wasn't bad luck . I wouldn't have no luck at all  ....

Break:
||: Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | A7 | G... F | Dm | Dm :||

Outro:
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