J.J. Cale – Sporting Life Blues (Guitar)

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Versions (2)

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Chords

[Intro] C A7 D7 G7 C A7 D7 G7 [Verse 1]
            C                 C7
I'm getting tired of hanging ‘round.

             F                 Bb7
Think I will marry, and settle down.

               C          A7       D7            G7
Cause this old nightlife, this old sportin' life, 

           C   A7  D7  G7  
Is killing me. 
[Verse 2]
        C               C7
I got a letter, from my home.

           F                     Bb7   
Most of my friends, are dead and gone.

           C      A7            D7      G7
I begin to worry,    I begin to wonder,   

              C     A7  D7  G7  
'Bout days to come. 
[Verse 3]
          C                C7
My mother used to, talk to me. 

                F                  Bb7
I was young and foolish, could not see.

             C       A7                D7        G7
Now I got no mother.    My sisters and brothers,   

               C   A7  D7  G7  
Don’t care for me.
[Solo] C C7 F Bb7 C A7 D7 G7 C A7 D7 G7 [Verse 4]
            C               C7
I swear I’m gonna change my ways.

            F           Bb7
I’m gettin’ older every day.

                     C        A7        D7      G7
When I was young and foolish,    it was so easy,   

           C     A7  D7  G7  
To run and play. 
[Verse 5]
            C                  C7
I'm gettin' tired, of hanging ‘round.

           F                 Bb7
Think I'll marry, and settle down.

               C          A7          D7            G7
Cause this old nightlife,    this old sportin' life, 

           C   A7  D7  G7  
Is killing me.
[Outro]
              C          A7          D7            G7
Yes, this old nightlife,    this old sportin' life, 

           C   A7  D7  G7    C
Is killing me.