Little Sparrows tab by The Handsome Family

Tabs

Little Sparrows
From the album Honey Moon

(Lead guitar during non-vocal parts played on electric guitar with slide)


[Intro]

     G+G   C majorC G+G  E minorEm  C majorC   G+G
e|-/15\14/15----12\7---12---12/14/15---------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------12-15-12------|
G+G|-/16\14/16----12\7---12---12/14/16------12--14---------14-12-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------12----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G+G               C majorC    G+G
Oh, you little sparrows on a swaying branch
 E minorEm              C majorC  G+G
Singing to the cars up on the overpass


[Fill 1]

e|-15-12-------------------|
BB|-------15-12-------------|
G+G|-------------14-12-14/16-|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|


[Chorus 1]

G+G    B minorBm  C majorC    G+G
When you fly away from here
G+G    A minorAm    C majorC   G+G
Take me with you when you go


[Solo 1]

             G+G            C majorC G+G         E minorEm C majorC G+G
e|---------------------------------------------------7-------7-10----------------7-10-7----7--15----------|
BB|----------------15-----12----------------15-----8--8--8-10------10---8\5----8---------10-------12\10/12-|
G+G|-------11-12/14----14-----14\12p11h12/14----14--9--7-----------------9\5--7-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-12/14------------------------------------------9--------------------9\5--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  G+G   B minorBm  C majorC G+G   A minorAm   C majorC   G+G
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-12--12/10---------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------12-------------------------12-12/16-|
D MajorD|----------------12---12/14----14----12-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge 1]

D MajorD           C majorC        G+G
A augmentedA herd of antelope, a sea of redwood trees
  A minorAm              D MajorD        D7D7
Schools of shining fish and a thousand buzzing bees


[Verse 2]

G+G               C majorC    G+G
Over winter parking lots the passing geese
 E minorEm            C majorC     G+G
Rising in the air little dandelion seeds


[Fill 2]

e|-7----------------7-------|
BB|-8-------8-7-8-10---10----|
G+G|-7----------------------7-|
D MajorD|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|


[Chorus 2]

 G+G   B minorBm  C majorC    G+G
When you fly away from here
G+G       A minorAm    C majorC   G+G
Please don't leave me when you go


[Fill 3]

e|-15-12----------------------------------------|
BB|-------15-12----------------12-15-12----------|
G+G|-------------14-12-14-12-14----------14-12-11-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|


[Bridge 2]

D MajorD             C majorC       G+G
If I were Jonah tossed into the raging sea
  A minorAm                  D MajorD   D7D7
I would not fear the whale that came to swallow me


[Solo 2]

  G+G    C majorC   G+G       E minorEm       C majorC  G+G
e|---------------------------------------------------------15------------------------------|
BB|----------13/17\15------10h12-----------12-----13---15------15/12\15---15-12-------------|
G+G|-12/14/16-----------------------12---12----12--------------------------------14-12-14/16-|
D MajorD|----------10/14\12---12------------------------10---12-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10/12/14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  G+G   B minorBm  C majorC  G+G        A minorAm   C majorC    G+G
e|-----15------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15--15--15---13--------------12----------15-12-------------12---15---20-|
G+G|-16------14---12--12-------12----12-------------14--12-12----------------|
D MajorD|------------------12----12----------14-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 3]

G+G              C majorC        G+G
Oh, you paper cups rolling down the windy street
E minorEm               C majorC         G+G
Oh, you little ants winding through the tangled weeds


[Fill 4]

e|-7----10---14---15-|
BB|-8----12---15---15-|
G+G|-7----12---14---16-|
D MajorD|-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|


[Chorus 3]

 G+G     B minorBm  C majorC     G+G
Where you're going I don't care
G+G    A minorAm    C majorC   G+G
Take me with you when you go


[Outro]

 G+G            B minorBm  C majorC  G+G
e|-7-----------10--------10----------------|
BB|-8----10--12-10-----12-10-10----8--------|
G+G|-7----11--12--------12----11----9---12---|
D MajorD|--------------------------12--------12---|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|

                 D MajorD  C majorC                           G+G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-|
BB|------------------15-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------12--12-|
G+G|---------12-14-12---------14-12-14---------12-------------------12-14----------------------12-----12-----|
D MajorD|-12-14-------------------------------12-14----14-12-14-12----12--------14-12----12-14------12------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------15-----------------15-------15-----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on