Sporting Life Blues Chords by Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale, Brownie Mcghee

Tempo:
75.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sporting Life Blues chords
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One, two, three.
[C]
[Dm] [Am] [C] [A]
[D] [C] [G] I'm [C] getting tired of hanging around.
Think [F] I will marry and [Bb] settle [D] down.
Cause [C] this old night, [Gb] this old sport night [G] is [C] killing me.
[A] I [C] [G] [A] [C] got a letter from [Gm] my home.
[Am] [Gm] Most [F] of my friends are [D] getting [Gm] gone.
[D] I [C] began to worry.
[A] I [D] began to wonder.
[G] The [C] days to [A] come.
[D] [G] [C] My mother used to talk to me.
[F] I was young and foolish.
[D] I could not see.
[C] Now I got no mother.
[A]
[Gb] My sisters and brothers [G] [C] don't care for me.
[A]
[D] [G] [C] [C]
[F]
[D] [C] [A]
[C] [G] [Am] [C] [A]
[D] [G] [C]
[Eb] [F]
[D] [Ab] [C]
[Gb] [G] [C] [Am]
[D] [G] [Dm] I swear [C] I'm gonna [Am] change [Gm] my [Am] ways.
I'm getting [F] older every [D] day.
When I [C] was young and foolish, [A] it was [D] so easy [G] to run and [C] play.
[A] [D]
[C] I'm getting tired of hanging [Gm] around.
[Fm] Think I will [Cm] marry [Bb] and settle [Fm] down.
Cause this old [C] night, this [Am]
old sport [G] night is [C] killing me.
[A]
This [D] old night, this [G] old sport night is [C] killing me.
[F] [C] [F] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
F
134211111
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale, Brownie Mcghee - Sporting Life Blues chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - D, G, C, A, D, C and C in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 37 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 75 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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One, two, three.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ [C] [G] I'm [C] getting tired _ of hanging around.
Think [F] I will marry and [Bb] settle [D] down.
Cause [C] this old night, _ [Gb] this old sport night [G] is [C] killing me.
[A] I [C] _ _ [G] _ [A] [C] got a letter from [Gm] my home.
[Am] [Gm] Most [F] of my friends are [D] getting [Gm] gone.
[D] I [C] began to worry.
[A] I [D] began to wonder.
[G] The [C] days to [A] come. _
[D] _ _ [G] _ [C] My mother used to talk to me.
_ [F] I was young and foolish.
[D] I could not see.
_ [C] Now I got no mother.
[A]
[Gb] My sisters and brothers [G] [C] don't care for me.
[A] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] [Dm] I swear [C] I'm gonna _ [Am] change [Gm] my [Am] ways.
I'm getting [F] older every [D] day.
_ When I [C] was young and foolish, [A] it was [D] so easy [G] to run and [C] play.
[A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] I'm getting tired _ of hanging [Gm] _ around.
[Fm] Think I will _ [Cm] marry [Bb] and settle [Fm] _ down.
Cause this old [C] night, this _ [Am]
old sport [G] night is [C] killing me.
_ [A] _
_ This [D] old night, _ this [G] old sport night is [C] killing me.
[F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the The Road to Escondido album.

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