"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|--1-2-3-4-4-4-3-2-2-2-0----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-------------------------------------|