Sporting Life
DecemberistsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I fell on the playing field
the work of an errant heel
the din of the crowd and the loud commotion
went deafening silence and stopped emotion
the season was almost done
we managed it 12 to 1
so far I had known no humiliation
in front of my friends and close relations
There's my father looking on
and there's my girlfriend arm in arm
with the captain of the other team
and all of this is clear to me
they condescend and fix on me a frown
how they love
the sporting life
And father had had such hopes
for a son who would take the ropes
and fulfill all his old athletic aspirations
but apparently now there's some complications
but while I am lying here
trying to fight the tears
I'll prove to the crowd that I come out stronger
though I think I might lie here a little longer
There's my coach he's looking down
the disappointment in his knitted brow
I should've known he thinks again
I never should have put him in
he turns and loads the lemonade away
and breathes in deep
the sporting life
the sporting life
the sporting life
how he loves...
Bridge/Bass Solo:
There's my father looking on
and there's my girlfriend arm in arm
with the captain of the other team
and all of this is clear to me
they condescend and fix on me a frown
how they love
the sporting life
the sporting life
the sporting life
how they love...
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Readable chord sheet for Sporting Life by Decemberists
[Gmaj7]I fell on the playing field
[Em]the work of an errant heel
[Cadd9]the din of the crowd and the loud commotion
[Am]went deafening silence [Dsus2]and stopped emotion
[Gmaj7]the season was almost done
[Em]we managed it 12 to 1
[Cadd9]so far I had known no humiliation
[Am]in front of my friends a[Dsus2]nd close relations
[Cmaj7]There's my father looking [Gmaj7]on
[Cmaj7]and there's my girlfriend arm in [Gmaj7]arm
[Em]with the captain of the other team
[Cadd9]and all of this is clear to me
[Dsus2]they condescend and fix on me a [Cadd9]frown
[Am]how they [Dsus2]love
[Gmaj7]the sporting life
[Gmaj7]And father had had such hopes
[Em]for a son who would take the ropes
[Cadd9]and fulfill all his old athletic aspirations
[Am]but apparently [Dsus2]now there's some complications
[Gmaj7]but while I am lying here
[Em]trying to fight the tears
[Cadd9]I'll prove to the crowd that I come out stronger
[Am]though I think I might [Dsus2]lie here a little longer
[Cmaj7]There's my coach he's looking [Gmaj7]down
[Cmaj7]the disappointment in his knitted [Gmaj7]brow
[Em]I should've known he thinks again
[Cadd9]I never should have put him in
[Dsus2]he turns and loads the [Cadd9]lemonade away
[Am]and breathes in [Dsus2]deep
[Gmaj7]the sporting life
[Em]the sporting life
[Cadd9]the sporting life
[Gmaj7]how he loves...
Bridge/Bass Solo:
[Gmaj7] [Em] [Cadd9] [Gmaj7]
[Cmaj7]There's my father looking [Gmaj7]on
[Cmaj7]and there's my girlfriend arm in [Gmaj7]arm
[Em]with the captain of the other team
[Cadd9]and all of this is clear to me
[Dsus2]they condescend and fix on me a [Cadd9]frown
[Am]how they [Dsus2]love
[Gmaj7]the sporting life
[Em]the sporting life
[Cadd9]the sporting life
[Gmaj7]how they love...
[Gmaj7] [Em] [Cadd9] [Gmaj7]
[Gmaj7] [Em] [Cadd9] [Gmaj7]
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