Sporting Life Blues

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 From: Allyn Dimock  
  
   
 Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 12:26:00 -0400 
 Subject: TAB: v/dave_van_ronk/sporting_life_blues.tab  Yes: it really is /v/ 
  
 Sporting Life Blues                                     trad. arr Dave Van Ronk 
  
 Transcription and data entry by Allyn Dimock with Dave's permission ("sure go 
 ahead, I stole them all myself" in front of Passim's, fall 1994).  Probably 
 plenty of mistakes for you to fix: this is a mix of what I scribbled down 
 while listening, and what fell more naturally under my fingers later. 
  
 This version from "Your Basic Dave Van Ronk" Kicking Mule 177 (currently (1995) 
 available on cassette, no CD re-release yet). See recording for lyric and tune. 
  
 Intro and second break: 
  
          1 D 
 E--------|--------------------------------|-------0-----------3-5s6-| 
 B-7-8s9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---6-7-----|-------7---7-------------| 
 G-7-9s10-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------7-5-|-------5---5-------4-5s6-| 
 D-0------|----------0---------------0-----|-------0-----------0-----| 
 A--------|--------------------------------|-------------------------| 
 D--------|-0------------------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------| 
   |        |        |         |     |       |     |     |     | 
  
 3 G                                  (Gm)             D           B7 
 E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|-------5-----------------|-2---------------2-------| 
 B-----------------6br-3---|-3---------3-----3-3-5-6-|-----------------0-------| 
 G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------4-|-------4---3-------------|-----2-----------2-----1-| 
 D-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----1-----1-----| 
 A-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------2-------------| 
 D-5-----------0-----------|-5-----------5-----------|-0-----------------------| 
   |     |     |     |       |     |     |     |       |     |     |     | 
  
 6 E9          A13           D 
 E-2---0-------2---0-------|-------2---3-----4-------|-----------------------5-| 
 B-------------2---2-----3-|-------1---3-----3-------|-10--7-----------8-----7-| 
 G-1-----------0---0-----2-|-------2---4-----4-------|-----------------6-------| 
 D-------2-----2-----2-----|-------0-----------------|-------9---7-----7-------| 
 A-----------0-------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------| 
 D-2-----------------------|-0---------------------0-|-------------------------| 
   |     |     |     |       |     |     |     |       |     |     |     | 
  
  
 Verse (more or less, varies) 
 1 
 E--------------------------|-------------------------|-----3-------------3----| 
 B--------------------------|-------------------------|-----3-------------3---3| 
 G-------7----------7-7-----|-------------------------|-----4-----4-------4---3| 
 D-0-----0------7-----7-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----5-----------5----| 
 A-----------0--------------|-------------------------|------------------------| 
 D------------------------0-|-----2-----3-----4-----5-|-------------5----------| 
   |     |      |     |       |     |     |     |       |     |     |     | 
  
  
 E-------------------------|-----------------2-------|-0---------------0-------| 
 B-------3h5p3-----------3-|-------3---------0-------|-----------------2-----3-| 
 G-------3-----------3---2-|-------2-----2---------1-|-------------2---------2-| 
 D-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----1-----1-----|-------2-----2-----2-----| 
 A-------------------------|-----------2-------------|-----------0-------------| 
 D-5-----------5-----------|-0-----------------------|-2-----------------------| 
   |     |     |     |       |     |     |     |       |     |     |     | 
  
  
 E-------2---3-----4-------|-------------------------|| 
 B-------1---3-----3-----3-|-10--------------8-------|| 
 G-------2---4-----4-------|-----7-----------6-------|| 
 D------------(0)----0-----|-------9---7-----7-------|| 
 A-------------------------|-------------0-----------|| 
 D-0-----------------------|-------------------------|| 
   |     |     |     |       |     |     |     | 
  
 Break 
  
 E/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|-----7-------7---5-------| 
 B/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-|-10101010101010101010----|---------0---------8-----| 
 G-------------------------|-------------------------|-----7-7---7-------------| 
 D-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-5-----------------5-----| 
 A-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
 D-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0---------5-|-------------5---------5-| 
   |     |     |     |       |     |     |     |       |     |     |     | 
  
  
 E-----5-3-----5---3-------|-----------------7-------|-----0-----------2-0-----| 
 B-----3-----3-3---3-3h5-7-|-------7-8-9-10----------|-------3---3-----2-2---3-| 
 G---------4---4---3-------|-------------------8-----|-----1---4-------0-0---2-| 
 D-5-----5-----------0-----|-------0-----------9-----|-------------------------| 
 A-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------| 
 D-------------5-----------|-0-----------9---------2-|-------2-----------------| 
   |     |     |     |       |     |     |     |       |     |     |     | 
  
 E-------2---3-----4-------|-------------------------|| 
 B-------1---3-----3-------|-10--------------8-------|| 
 G-------2---4-----4-------|-----7-----------6-------|| 
 D-------------------0-----|-------9---7-----7-------|| 
 A-------------------------|-------------0-----------|| 
 D-0-----------------------|-------------------------|| 
   |     |     |     |       |     |     |     |