Sporting Life Blues by Jj Cale And Eric Clapton #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 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 |-3---3---3-0---0-0---0-3---3-2---2-1---1-1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-3---3-2---2-1---1-1---1-| |-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3-4---4-3---3-3---3-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-3---3-4---4-3---3-3---3-| |-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---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---0-4---4-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-4---4-0---0-0---0-| |-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---0-2---2-2---2-2---2-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-0---0-2---2-2---2-2---2-| |-----------------------------------3---3-3---3-----------------------------------3---3-3---3-| I'm getting Intro solo: C Dsus4 B7 G7 |-------------3-------------------------------------------------------3------------------| |-------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-----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: C Cadd9 C7 Cadd9 F7 Bbes7 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 Dsus2 G7 |-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1---1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1-1---1-| |-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 |-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-----------------------| letter from my home. Most of my friends are dead and gone. I begin to C D/f# G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7 |-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1---1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1-1---1-| |-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 |-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-----------------------| 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 |-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1---1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1-1---1-| |-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-| 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-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Bbes7 |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |----8-10h12p10-8-10----8h10p8-12-10-8----| |-10-----------------10----------------10-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| 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-------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C A7 Dsus2 G7 |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-----10-13-15b17-13-15-----13-------15b17-15-13----------------| |--12-------------------14-----14----------------14b15-12-------| |---------------------------------------------------------15-13-| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| C C7 F7 Bbes7 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------6-8-6h8p6---6-------| |-5---3-----------5---3-5-5-3-------5---8p7p5---5---5---5-8-----------8---8-5---| |---5---5-4-3-------5-----------5/7-----------7---7-----------------------------| |-------------6-3---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C D/f# |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------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-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G7 C A7 Dsus2 G7 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-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 |-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-1---1---1---1-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1-1---1-| |-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. 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