The Lumineers - Jimmy sparks

^CmJimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth ^CmSaid some things to wounded men that they could not allow ^FWhen it came to talking, he was ^Falways on the run ^CmEveryone knew what the man had ^Cmdone ^GOh, he'll ^Gtake you ^Ffor a ^Cmride

^CmJimmy believed in the American way ^{Cm Bb Ab} A prison guard, he worked hard and made the minimum w^Abage ^F He found his freedom like a man in a cage, ^Cmoh ^CmJimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid ^{Cm Bb Ab} A baby boy, but the mother had other reasons to li^Abve ^F She left the baby with a note on the b^Cmed, oh It was a struggle just to cover the r^Cment^{Bb Ab} His jail cut hours and hours little baby was s^Abick ^F He needed money and he^Eb needed it ^Dmquick^Cm It was ^Cm3 AM

Oh, my^Ab love, oh, my ^Glove ^Cm Could you spare my b^Ablood, spare my ^Gblood? ^Cm

^CmJim woke his son and buckled him in the car ^CmThey drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall ^FThe waitress babysat the boy at the bar, oh ^Cmno ^CmAfter an hour, Jimmy doubled his cash ^GHe took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed ^FHe said they leave, but then they a^Ablways come ^Gback, that's a f^Cmact ^CmOut on the road, they caught a stranger in the lights ^GHis thumb was up and his son asked if the man was alright ^FJim said you never give a hitc^Abher a ride ^G'cause it's us o^Cmr them ^CmIt was 3 AM

Oh, my ^Ablove, oh, my ^Glove ^Cm Could you spare my b^Ablood, spare my b^Glood? ^Cm

^Cm20 years gone and now the boy is a man ^AbBroke Jimmy's habits, got in mountains and mountains of debt ^FAnd now the sharks are comin^Abg back to ^Gcollect, oh-oh ^{Cm Cm}They stripped his jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet ^AbThey kick him out the car and say we'll give you a week ^FEight miles from home and o^Abnly 18 deg^Grees ^Cm

Oh, my ^Ablove, oh, my ^Glove ^Cm Could you spare my b^Ablood, spare my ^Gblood? ^Cm

^CmNow Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home ^AbHis graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow ^FHe sees an old man walking bar^Abefoot a^Glone It was ^Cm3 AM ^CmHis old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes B^Abut Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice ^FNo, you don't ever give a hitcher a ride 'cause i^Abt's us ^Gor them ^CmCause it's me or him It was ^Cm3 AM

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