Lovin Spoonful - Sportin life

^EI'm gettin' tired ^E7of runnin' round ^ABelieve I'll get married ^Amand settle down ^ECause this old night life This ^C#7mean old sp^C7ortin' life ^B7You k^Enow it's ^B7killing ^Eme

^EI got a letter ^E7from my home ^AMost of my good friends ^AmThey are dead and gone You k^Enow it makes me worry And it ^C#7makes me w^C7onder ^B7Abou^Et the t^B7imes to c^Eome

^EMother used to fall ^E7on her knees and pray ^AThese are the very ^Amwords she did say ^EShe said "Oh John^C#7ny, my lov^C7in' Johnny... ^B7Won't y^Eou please c^B7hange your ^Eways"

^EI been a gambler ^E7and a cheater too ^ANow it's come my ^Amtime to lose ^ECause this old sportin' life You k^C#7now she's holdin' the ^C7best hand ^B7And w^Ehat c^B7an I ^Edo...

Cause ^EI'm gettin' tired ^E7of runnin' round ^ABelieve I'll get married ^Amand settle down ^ECause this old night life I^C#7t's a ^C7bad life ^B7And i^Et's ki^B7lling ^Eme ^{C#7 C7 B7 E B7 E}