Sporting Life Blues Chords & Tabs
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Date: 04.02.2007
Tabbed by Peter Tuyp (peter.tuyp@wxs.nl)
Subject:
JJ Cale & Eric Clapton - Sporting Life Blues (Road to Escondido)
Chords:
C x32013 x32010
Dsus4 x00233 xx0033
B7 x24242
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:
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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|-------1-3/5------------------------5-6------------------------1-3/4-3------------------|
|---0-2----------------------------------5---5---5/7-5------0h3---------5-2-0--5-----0---|
|------------------------------------------7---7---------------------------------2-3-----|
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Verse 1:
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bbes7 Fm/bes
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|-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---4---1-4---4-4---4-3---3---1-3---1-1---1-|
|-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-|
|-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-|
|-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-|
|---------------------------------------------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 Dsus2 G7
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|-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---3---3-1---1---1-2---2-2---2-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
|-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-|
|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---4---4-0---0---0---0-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-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-|
|-----------------------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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|-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---4---1-4---4-4---4-3---3---1-3---1-1---1-|
|-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-|
|-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-|
|-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-|
|---------------------------------------------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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|-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---3---3-1---1---1-2---2-2---2-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
|-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-|
|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---4---4-0---0---0---0-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-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-|
|-----------------------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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|-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-|
|-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-|
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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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|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---4---4-0---0---0---0-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-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-|
|-----------------------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
|-------3h5p3--------------12-------------------------------|
|-5-4-5--------3/5------------13----------------------------|
|------------------5---3---------12-10----10-12-10-12-------|
|--------------------5-----------------13-------------13-10-|
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Bbes7
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|----8-10h12p10-8-10----8h10p8-12-10-8----|
|-10-----------------10----------------10-|
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C D/f# G7
|----------8----8-12-13-14-15---14-13-11----11----------------------------|
|-----8-10---10--------------------------13----13-11----------------------|
|-7/9------------------------------------------------12-10----------10-12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------13-10-13-------|
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C A7 Dsus2 G7
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|-----10-13-15b17-13-15-----13-------15b17-15-13----------------|
|--12-------------------14-----14----------------14b15-12-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------15-13-|
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C C7 F7 Bbes7
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|-----------------------------------------------------------6-8-6h8p6---6-------|
|-5---3-----------5---3-5-5-3-------5---8p7p5---5---5---5-8-----------8---8-5---|
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|-------------6-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
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C D/f#
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|-------6h8-8-6h8p6---6------------------------------------------10-13-15-15b17-|
|---5-8-------------8---8/10-8-------------------------9-10-9-12----------------|
|-8----------------------------10--10-10/14-10----8-10--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------10-------------------------------|
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G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7
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|-14b15-12-14----12-7/9---------------------5-8p7p5---5-7/8-7------------------|
|-------------14--------10----8-10-10\5-5-7---------7---------10-7-------------|
|--------------------------10--------------------------------------10-8-7------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-|
I swear I'm
Verse 4:
C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bb7 Fm/bes
|-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-|
|-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---4---1-4---4-4---4-3---3---1-3---1-1---1-|
|-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-|
|-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-|
|-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-|
|---------------------------------------------1---1---1-1---1-1---1-----------------------|
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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|-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---3---3-1---1---1-2---2-2---2-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
|-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-|
|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---4---4-0---0---0---0-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---2---2-2---2---2---2-3---3---3-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-----------------------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
|-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-|
|-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---1---3-1---1-1---1-1---4---1-4---4-4---4-3---3---1-3---1-1---1-|
|-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-|
|-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-|
|-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-|
|---------------------------------------------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
|-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-|
|-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3---3---3-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-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-|
|-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-|
|-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-|
|-----------------------2---2---2-3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
nightlife, this old sportlife is killing me. This old
D7sus4 G C F7 C Cadd9
|-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---0---0-1---1-1---1-0----0--0-|
|-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-1----3--1-|
|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-2---2-2---2-0----0--0-|
|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1-1---1-2----2--2-|
|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3----3--3-|
|-----------------------3---3---3-3---3-3---3-----------1---1-1---1-----------|
nightlife, this old sportlife is killing me.
Outro:
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