[Intro]
C A7 D7 G C A7 D7 G
[Verse 1]
C C7
I'm getting tired of hanging ‘round.
F Bb7
Think I will marry, and settle down.
C
Cause this old nightlife,
A7 D7 G
this old sportin' life,
C A7 D7 G
Is killing me.
[Verse 2]
C C7
I got a letter, from my home.
F Bb7
Most of my friends, are dead and gone.
C A7 D7 G
I begin to worry, I begin to wonder,
C A7 D7 G
'Bout days to come.
[Verse 3]
C C7
My mother used to, talk to me.
F Bb7
I was young and foolish, could not see.
C A7
Now I got no mother.
D7 G
My sisters and brothers,
C A7 D7 G
Don’t care for me.
[Solo]
C C7 F Bb7 C A7 D7 G C A7 D7 G
[Verse 4]
C C7
I swear I’m gonna change my ways.
F Bb7
I’m gettin’ older every day.
C A7
When I was young and foolish,
D7 G
it was so easy,
C A7 D7 G
To run and play.
[Verse 5]
C C7
I'm gettin' tired, of hanging ‘round.
F Bb7
Think I'll marry, and settle down.
C A7
Cause this old nightlife,
D7 G
this old sportin' life,
C A7 D7 G
Is killing me.
[Outro]
C A7
Yes, this old nightlife,
D7 G
this old sportin' life,
C A7 D7 G C
Is killing me.
Tags: Easy guitar chords, song lyrics, J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton, JJ Cale
