Sporting Life Blues

Eric Clapton
Key
Em
Scroll
3
G7
320001 320031
Cadd9 x32030
C7 x32310
F7
131211 131241
Bbes7 x13131
Fm/bes 113111
D/f# 200232
A7 x02020
Dsus2 x00230
D7sus4 x00213
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320033
[Intro chords]
C C Dsus4 B7 G7 C Dsus4 B7 G7
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I'm getting
[Intro solo]
C Dsus4 B7 G7
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Verse 1
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bbes7 Fm/bes
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tired of hanging 'round. Think I will marry and settle down. 'Cause this old
C D/f# G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7
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nightlife, this old sportlife is killing me. I got a
Verse 2
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bbes7 Fm/bes
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letter from my home. Most of my friends are dead and gone. I begin to
C D/f# G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7
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worry, I begin to wonder 'bout days to come. My mother
Verse 3
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bbes7 Fm/bes
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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
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mother. My sisters and brothers, don't care for me
Solo
C C7 F7
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Bbes7
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C D/f# G7
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C A7 Dsus2 G7
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C C7 F7 Bbes7
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C D/f#
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G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7
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I swear I'm
Verse 4
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bb7 Fm/bes
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gonna change my ways. I'm gettin' older every day. When I was young and
C D/f# G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7
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foolish it was so easy to run and play. I'm getting
Verse 5
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bb7 Fm/bes
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tired of hanging 'round. Think I will marry and settle down. 'Cause this old
C D/f# G7 C A7
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nightlife, this old sportlife is killing me. This old
D7sus4 G C F7 C Cadd9
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nightlife, this old sportlife is killing me.
Outro
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| \ Slide down
Chords Used
G7
F7
G
C×
Dsus4××
B7×
C7×
A7×
Dsus2××
D7sus4××
Cadd9×