Eric Clapton

Sporting Life Blues

Eric Clapton


Tom: Em

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]
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                                                                                   I'm getting 
[Intro solo]
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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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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
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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-----------------------|
  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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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-|
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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
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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
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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                    
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G|------------------5---3---------12-10----10-12-10-12-------|
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E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

                   Bbes7
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----8-10h12p10-8-10----8h10p8-12-10-8----|
D|-10-----------------10----------------10-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

   C                             D/f#                         G7        
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B|-----8-10---10--------------------------13----13-11----------------------|
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D|----------------------------------------------------------13-10-13-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       C                     A7       Dsus2       G7
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   C                       C7        F7                      Bbes7
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G|---5-8-------------8---8/10-8-------------------------9-10-9-12----------------|
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                     G7             C          A7        Dsus2      G7
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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-|
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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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  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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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
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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-----------------------|
  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-|
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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---0-0---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
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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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