Born To Be Unlucky

E I was born about eighteen years ago In a little wooden shack E I was born about eighteen years ago On the wrong side of the tracks A And I never knew my father And I never had a home E Well I don't know where I came from E And I don't know where I'm goin' G# I was born to be unlucky A A G# G F# From my shoulders to my shoes F# B B7 And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues E When i was just a young boy I was raised on beans and trout E And on my seventh birthday E E G G# A Well my momma, she threw me out A They say i'm good for nothin' A No one treats me kind E I don't care cause pretty soon E I'm gonna leave this world behind G# I was born to be unlucky A A G# G F# From my shoulders to my shoes F# B And I guess I'm stuck with my unlucky blues E I jumped into the river To try to put myself away E A man jumped in and saved me E G G# A And spoiled a perfect day A He dragged me to the river's edge A He said he knew I had a need E Then he pulled out a soggy Bible E And that man began to read E Well he told me things i did not know E I'm glad I did not die E 'cause he told me God's my father E And my real home is in the sky E He said I done a very foolish thing E To try to drown myself and die E And I told him I was glad E He happened to be passing by A He said God would forgive me A So I repented of my sin E Then he said I must be baptized E And he threw me in again G# I was born to be unlucky A A G# G F# From my shoulders to my shoes F# B I thought I must be stuck with these unlucky blues E My life has changed in many ways E I'm such a different man E Well i know now who my father is E And i know just where i stand A With one foot up in Heaven A And one foot on the ground E I travel through this land of ours E And try to spread God's word around G# I was born to be unlucky (i know'd it) A A G# G F# From my shoulders to my shoes F# B But I came unstuck from my unlucky blues A Yea E Ow and maybe you can too...alright