Standard (EADGBE)
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
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