The Handsome Family - Little sparrows
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Little Sparrows
From the album Honey Moon
(Lead guitar during non-vocal parts played on electric guitar with slide)
[Intro]
G C G Em C G
e|-/15\14/15----12\7---12---12/14/15---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------12-15-12------|
G|-/16\14/16----12\7---12---12/14/16------12--14---------14-12-|
D|-------------------------------------12----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
GOh, you little sparrows on a swCaying brGanch
SEminging to the cars up on the oCverpGass
[Fill 1]
e|-15-12-------------------|
B|-------15-12-------------|
G|-------------14-12-14/16-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
GWhen you Bmfly awCay from hGere
GTake me wAmith you whCen you Ggo
[Solo 1]
G C G Em C G
e|---------------------------------------------------7-------7-10----------------7-10-7----7--15----------|
B|----------------15-----12----------------15-----8--8--8-10------10---8\5----8---------10-------12\10/12-|
G|-------11-12/14----14-----14\12p11h12/14----14--9--7-----------------9\5--7-----------------------------|
D|-12/14------------------------------------------9--------------------9\5--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G Bm C G Am C G
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--12/10---------------------------------------|
G|-------------12-------------------------12-12/16-|
D|----------------12---12/14----14----12-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
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[Bridge 1]
DA herd of antelope, a sCea of redwood trGees
SchAmools of shining fish and a thDousand buzzing bD7ees
[Verse 2]
GOver winter parking lots the pCassing geGese
REmising in the air little dCandelion sGeeds
[Fill 2]
e|-7----------------7-------|
B|-8-------8-7-8-10---10----|
G|-7----------------------7-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
WhGen you Bmfly awCay from hGere
GPlease don't lAmeave me whCen you Ggo
[Fill 3]
e|-15-12----------------------------------------|
B|-------15-12----------------12-15-12----------|
G|-------------14-12-14-12-14----------14-12-11-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[Bridge 2]
DIf I were Jonah tossed intCo the raging sGea
I woAmuld not fear the whale that came to swDallow D7me
[Solo 2]
G C G Em C G
e|---------------------------------------------------------15------------------------------|
B|----------13/17\15------10h12-----------12-----13---15------15/12\15---15-12-------------|
G|-12/14/16-----------------------12---12----12--------------------------------14-12-14/16-|
D|----------10/14\12---12------------------------10---12-----------------------------------|
A|-10/12/14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G Bm C G Am C G
e|-----15------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--15--15---13--------------12----------15-12-------------12---15---20-|
G|-16------14---12--12-------12----12-------------14--12-12----------------|
D|------------------12----12----------14-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
GOh, you paper cups rolling dCown the windy strGeet
EmOh, you little ants winding thrCough the tangled weGeds
[Fill 4]
e|-7----10---14---15-|
B|-8----12---15---15-|
G|-7----12---14---16-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
[Chorus 3]
WhGere you're Bmgoing CI don't caGre
GTake me wAmith you whCen you Ggo
[Outro]
G Bm C G
e|-7-----------10--------10----------------|
B|-8----10--12-10-----12-10-10----8--------|
G|-7----11--12--------12----11----9---12---|
D|--------------------------12--------12---|
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E|-----------------------------------------|
D C G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-|
B|------------------15-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------12--12-|
G|---------12-14-12---------14-12-14---------12-------------------12-14----------------------12-----12-----|
D|-12-14-------------------------------12-14----14-12-14-12----12--------14-12----12-14------12------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------15-----------------15-------15-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
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