How to Play Sporting Life Blues on Ukulele?

Dave Van Ronk - Sporting Life Blues can be played in the key of C7 using the C7, F, F7, Bb, Bbm, C chords. For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open. For F7, To play F7, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open. For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2. For Bbm, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 2. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Sporting Life Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Dave Van Ronk - Sporting Life Blues Ukulele Chords

Chord reference C7, F, F7, Bb, Bbm, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C7]I got a [F]letter from my [F7]home Most of my [Bb]good friends are dead and [Bbm]gone It’ll make you [F]worry It’ll make you [C]wonder about days to [F]come [Bb] [F] [C7]

My mother [F]used to say to [F7]me So young and [Bb]foolish and I could not [Bbm]see I have no [F]mother My sisters and [C]brothers won’t talk to [F]me [Bb] [F] [C7]

She used to [F]fall on her knees and [F7]pray These are the [Bb]very words she used to [Bbm]say She said, oh [F]Johnny My precious [C]Johnny, please change your [F]ways [Bb] [F] [C7]

I’m getting’ [F]tired of runnin’ [F7]around Think I’ll get [Bb]married and settle [Bbm]down This ole [F]night life, This sportin’ [C]life, it’s killin’ [F]me [Bb] [F] [C7]

I’ve been [F]gambler and a cheater [F7]too But now it’s [Bb]come my time to [Bbm]lose This ole [F]sportin’ life Has got the [C]best hand, what can I [F]do? [Bb] [F] [C7]

There ain’t but [F]one thing that I think that I done [F7]wrong I lived that [Bb]sportin’ life, my friend, too [Bbm]long I said, it’s [F]no good Please [C]believe me, please leave it a[F]lone [Bb] [F] [C7]

I’m getting’ [F]tired of runnin’ [F7]around Think I’ll get [Bb]married and settle [Bbm]down This ole [F]night life, This sportin’ [C]life, it’s killin’ [F]me [Bb] [F] [C7]

I’ve been [F]gambler and a cheater [F7]too But now it’s [Bb]come my time to [Bbm]lose This ole [F]sportin’ life Has got the [C]best hand, what can I [F]do? [Bb] [F] [C7]

I’m getting’ [F]tired of runnin’ [F7]around Think I’ll get [Bb]married and settle [Bbm]down This ole [F]night life, this sportin’ [C]life, it’s killin’ [F]me [Bb] [F]

Artist Dave Van Ronk

Album ...And the Tin Pan Bended and the Story Ended...

Genres Folk

Year 2004

Key C7

Dave Van Ronk - Sporting Life Blues can be played in the key of C7 using the C7, F, F7, Bb, Bbm, C chords.

For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
For F7, To play F7, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2.
For Bbm, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 2.
For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Sporting Life Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.