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Sporting Life Blues by J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton
Sporting Life Blues
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
C A7 D7 G C A7 D7 G
[Verse 1]
C C7
I'm getting tired of hanging ‘round.
F Fm
Think I will marry, and settle down.
C A7 D7 G
Cause this old nightlife, this old sportin' life,
C A7 D7 G
Is killing me.
[Verse 2]
C C7
I got a letter, from my home.
F Fm
Most of my friends, are dead and gone.
C A7 D7 G
I begin to worry, I begin to wonder,
C A7 D7 G
'Bout days to come.
[Verse 3]
C C7
My mother used to, talk to me.
F Fm
I was young and foolish, could not see.
C A7 D7 G
Now I got no mother. My sisters and brothers,
C A7 D7 G
Don’t care for me.
[Solo]
C C7 F Fm C A7 D7 G C A7 D7 G
[Verse 4]
C C7
I swear I’m gonna change my ways.
F Fm
I’m gettin’ older every day.
C A7 D7 G
When I was young and foolish, it was so easy,
C A7 D7 G
To run and play.
[Verse 5]
C C7
I'm gettin' tired, of hanging ‘round.
F Fm
Think I'll marry, and settle down.
C A7 D7 G
Cause this old nightlife, this old sportin' life,
C A7 D7 G
Is killing me.
[Outro]
C A7 D7 G
Yes, this old nightlife, this old sportin' life,
C A7 D7 G C
Is killing me.
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[Chords]
C x32013 x32010
Dsus4 x00233 xx0033
B7 x24242
G7 320001 320031
Cadd9 x32030
C7 x32310
F7 131211 131241
Bbes7 x13131
Fm/bes 113111
D/f# 200232
A7 x02020
Dsus2 x00230
D7sus4 x00213
G 320033
[Intro chords]
C C Dsus4 B7 G7 C Dsus4 B7 G7
e|-3---3---3-0---0-0---0-3---3-2---2-1---1-1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-3---3-2---2-1---1-1---1-|
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E|-----------------------------------3---3-3---3-----------------------------------3---3-3---3-|
I'm getting
[Intro solo]
C Dsus4 B7 G7
e|-------------3-------------------------------------------------------3------------------|
B|-------1-3/5------------------------5-6------------------------1-3/4-3------------------|
G|---0-2----------------------------------5---5---5/7-5------0h3---------5-2-0--5-----0---|
D|------------------------------------------7---7---------------------------------2-3-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bbes7 Fm/bes
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B|-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---4---1-4---4-4---4-3---3---1-3---1-1---1-|
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E|---------------------------------------------1---1---1-1---1-1---1-----------------------|
tired of hanging 'round. Think I will marry and settle down. 'Cause this old
C D/f# G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7
e|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1---1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1-1---1-|
B|-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---3---3-1---1---1-2---2-2---2-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
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A|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---2---2-2---2---2---2-3---3---3-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2-2---2-|
E|-----------------------2---2---2-3---3---3---3-----------------------------------3---3-3---3-|
nightlife, this old sportlife is killing me. I got a
[Verse 2]
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bbes7 Fm/bes
e|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1---1-1---1-3---1-|
B|-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---4---1-4---4-4---4-3---3---1-3---1-1---1-|
G|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-3---3---0-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-|
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E|---------------------------------------------1---1---1-1---1-1---1-----------------------|
letter from my home. Most of my friends are dead and gone. I begin to
C D/f# G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7
e|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1---1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1-1---1-|
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A|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---2---2-2---2---2---2-3---3---3-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2-2---2-|
E|-----------------------2---2---2-3---3---3---3-----------------------------------3---3-3---3-|
worry, I begin to wonder 'bout days to come. My mother
[Verse 3]
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bbes7 Fm/bes
e|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1---1-1---1-3---1-|
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A|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-|
E|---------------------------------------------1---1---1-1---1-1---1-----------------------|
used to talk to me. I was young and foolish could not see. Now I got no
C D/f# G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7
e|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1---1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1-1---1-|
B|-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---3---3-1---1---1-2---2-2---2-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
G|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-0---0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2-2---2-0---0-0---0-|
D|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---4---4-0---0---0---0-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
A|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---2---2-2---2---2---2-3---3---3-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2-2---2-|
E|-----------------------2---2---2-3---3---3---3-----------------------------------3---3-3---3-|
mother. My sisters and brothers, don't care for me
[Solo]
C C7 F7
e|-------3h5p3--------------12-------------------------------|
B|-5-4-5--------3/5------------13----------------------------|
G|------------------5---3---------12-10----10-12-10-12-------|
D|--------------------5-----------------13-------------13-10-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bbes7
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----8-10h12p10-8-10----8h10p8-12-10-8----|
D|-10-----------------10----------------10-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
C D/f# G7
e|----------8----8-12-13-14-15---14-13-11----11----------------------------|
B|-----8-10---10--------------------------13----13-11----------------------|
G|-7/9------------------------------------------------12-10----------10-12-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------13-10-13-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C A7 Dsus2 G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10-13-15b17-13-15-----13-------15b17-15-13----------------|
G|--12-------------------14-----14----------------14b15-12-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------15-13-|
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C C7 F7 Bbes7
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------6-8-6h8p6---6-------|
G|-5---3-----------5---3-5-5-3-------5---8p7p5---5---5---5-8-----------8---8-5---|
D|---5---5-4-3-------5-----------5/7-----------7---7-----------------------------|
A|-------------6-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
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C D/f#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------6h8-8-6h8p6---6------------------------------------------10-13-15-15b17-|
G|---5-8-------------8---8/10-8-------------------------9-10-9-12----------------|
D|-8----------------------------10--10-10/14-10----8-10--------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------10-------------------------------|
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G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7
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B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14b15-12-14----12-7/9---------------------5-8p7p5---5-7/8-7------------------|
D|-------------14--------10----8-10-10\5-5-7---------7---------10-7-------------|
A|--------------------------10--------------------------------------10-8-7------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-|
I swear I'm
[Verse 4]
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bb7 Fm/bes
e|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1---1-1---1-3---1-|
B|-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---4---1-4---4-4---4-3---3---1-3---1-1---1-|
G|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-3---3---0-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-|
D|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-|
A|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-|
E|---------------------------------------------1---1---1-1---1-1---1-----------------------|
gonna change my ways. I'm gettin' older every day. When I was young and
C D/f# G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7
e|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1---1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1-1---1-|
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G|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-0---0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2-2---2-0---0-0---0-|
D|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---4---4-0---0---0---0-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
A|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---2---2-2---2---2---2-3---3---3-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-|
E|-----------------------2---2---2-3---3---3---3-----------------------------------3---3-3---3-|
foolish it was so easy to run and play. I'm getting
[Verse 5]
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bb7 Fm/bes
e|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1---1-1---1-3---1-|
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A|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-|
E|---------------------------------------------1---1---1-1---1-1---1-----------------------|
tired of hanging 'round. Think I will marry and settle down. 'Cause this old
C D/f# G7 C A7
e|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1---1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
B|-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---3---3-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
G|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-0---0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
D|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0---0-0---0---0---0-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
A|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---0---0-2---2---2---2-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
E|-----------------------2---2---2-3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
nightlife, this old sportlife is killing me. This old
D7sus4 G C F7 C Cadd9
e|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---0---0-1---1-1---1-0----0--0-|
B|-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-1----3--1-|
G|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-2---2-2---2-0----0--0-|
D|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1-1---1-2----2--2-|
A|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3----3--3-|
E|-----------------------3---3---3-3---3-3---3-----------1---1-1---1-----------|
nightlife, this old sportlife is killing me.
[Outro]
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I'm tired of runnin' around,
Think I will marry and settle down
This ole sportin' life,
It is a mean life, and it's killin' me
I got a letter from my home,
All of my schoolmates, they're dead an'gone
It'll make you worry,
It'll make you wonder 'bout days to come
My mother used to talk to me,
I was young and foolish, Brownie could not see
Now, I have no mother, my sisters
And my brothers, they don't care for me
Mama used to fall on her knees an' pray,
These are the words, mother, she used to say
She would say: "Brownie, wha-oh,
My son, please change your way"
Now, I'm goin' to change my way,
I'm growin' older each and every day
When I was young and foolish,
I was so easy, easy to let ...
I was a gambler and a cheater, too, now,
It's come my turn to lose
This ole sportin' life,
Got the best hand, what can I do?
There ain't but one thing Brownie done wrong,
I liv'd that ole sportin' life too long
Friends, it's no good, please believe me,
Please leave it alone
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| \ Slide down
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