Little Sparrows tab by The Handsome Family

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]

G                              C       G
Oh, you little sparrows on a swaying branch
 Em                            C   G
Singing to the cars up on the overpass


[Fill 1]

e|-15-12-------------------|
B|-------15-12-------------|
G|-------------14-12-14/16-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


[Chorus 1]

G        Bm    C        G
When you fly away from here
G        Am        C      G
Take me with you when you go


[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|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


[Bridge 1]

D                      C               G
A herd of antelope, a sea of redwood trees
   Am                           D               D7
Schools of shining fish and a thousand buzzing bees


[Verse 2]

G                             C        G
Over winter parking lots the passing geese
 Em                       C         G
Rising in the air little dandelion seeds


[Fill 2]

e|-7----------------7-------|
B|-8-------8-7-8-10---10----|
G|-7----------------------7-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


[Chorus 2]

  G      Bm    C        G
When you fly away from here
G             Am        C      G
Please don't leave me when you go


[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]

D                         C             G
If I were Jonah tossed into the raging sea
    Am                                    D     D7
I would not fear the whale that came to swallow me


[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]

G                           C                G
Oh, you paper cups rolling down the windy street
Em                             C                  G
Oh, you little ants winding through the tangled weeds


[Fill 4]

e|-7----10---14---15-|
B|-8----12---15---15-|
G|-7----12---14---16-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


[Chorus 3]

  G          Bm    C         G
Where you're going I don't care
G        Am        C      G
Take me with you when you go


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