Sportin Life chords by Oak Street Guys

Chords with lyrics

intro:
G#dimG#dim G minorGm Bm7Bm7 E MajorE   Eb MajorEb E MajorE FF F#F#
            single notes
Verse:
      E MajorE          E7E7
I'm gettin' tired  of runnin' round
         A7A7             Am7Am7
Believe I'll get married  and I'll settle down
         E MajorE     C#7C#7        F#7F#7      B7B7
Because this old night life   this mean old sportin' life
       B#7B#7   B7B7 E MajorE   G#dimG#dim G minorGm Bm7Bm7 E MajorE    Eb MajorEb E MajorE FF F#F#
You know it's killin'   me               Single Notes

Verse:
      E MajorE         E7E7
And I got a letter  from my home
        A7A7                Am7Am7
And most of my good friends  they are dead and gone
        E MajorE   C#7C#7      F#7F#7  B7B7
And it makes me worry   no need to wonder
     B#7B#7  B7B7 E MajorE     G#dimG#dim G minorGm Bm7Bm7 E MajorE    Eb MajorEb E MajorE FF F#F#
About the times to come               Single Notes

Verse:
          E MajorE             E7E7
And Mother used to fall   on her knees and pray
         A7A7           Am7Am7
And these are the very   words she did say
       E MajorE   C#7C#7      F#7F#7  B7B7
She said, "Oh Johnny   my lovin' Johnny
       B#7B#7  B7B7     E MajorE      G#dimG#dim G minorGm Bm7Bm7 E MajorE    Eb MajorEb E MajorE FF F#F#
Oh won't you please change your ways?"                Single Notes

Verse:
      E MajorE             E7E7
I've been a gambler   and a cheater too
         A7A7        Am7Am7
But now it's come my   my time to lose
         E MajorE     C#7C#7        F#7F#7       B7B7
Because this old night life   you know it's holdin' the best hand
  B#7B#7 B7B7  E MajorE     G#dimG#dim G minorGm Bm7Bm7 E MajorE    Eb MajorEb E MajorE FF F#F#
And what can I do?                 Single Notes

      E MajorE          E7E7
I'm gettin' tired  of runnin' round
         A7A7             Am7Am7
Believe I'll get married  and I'll settle down
         E MajorE     C#7C#7        F#7F#7      B7B7
Because this old night life   this mean old sportin' life
     B#7B#7   B7B7 E MajorE   G#dimG#dim G minorGm Bm7Bm7 E MajorE    Eb MajorEb E MajorE FF F#F#
YAnd it's killin'   me               Single Notes