JJ Cale & Eric Clapton - Sporting Life Blues Chords

Tempo:
75.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JJ Cale & Eric Clapton - Sporting Life Blues chords
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One, two, [C] three.
[Dm] I'm [C] [A] [D]
[G] [G] [Ab] [C] getting tired of hanging around
Think I [F] will marry and [D] settle down
[C] Cause this old night, this [D] old spotlight [G] is killing [C] me
[A]
[Ab] [G] [A] I got [C] a letter from [E] my home
[Am] [Gm] Most [F] of my friends are [D] dead and [Gm] gone
[D] I began [C] to worry, [A] I [D] began to wonder
[G] About [C] days to [A] come
[D] [G] [C] My mother used to talk to me
I [F] was young and foolish, [D] and could not see
[C] Now I got no mother, [A]
[D] my sisters and [G] brothers [C] don't care for me
[A]
[D] [C] [C]
[F]
[D] [C] [A]
[C] I [G] [C] [A]
[D] [G] [C]
[B] [F]
[D] [Ab] [C]
[Gb] [C] [Ebm] [C] [Am]
[D] [G] [Dm] [C] swear I'm gonna [Am] change [Gm] my ways
[Am] [E] I'm [F] getting older every
[D] day
When [C] I was young and foolish
[A] It [D] was so easy [G] to [C] run and play
[A] I'm [D] [G] [C] getting tired of [Gm] hanging around
Think I [F] will marry and [Bb] settle [Fm] down
Cause this [C] old night, this [A] [Am]
old spotlight [G] is killing [C] me
[A] This [D] old night, this old [G] spotlight is killing [C] me
[F] [C] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
F
134211111
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale - Sporting Life Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, G, C, A, D and C. Ease into the song by practicing at 37 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 76 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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

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