Sparrow
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Intro: G - G5 - G - C (2x)
G
It wasn peace I wanted
C
So it wasn peace I found,
G
I wouldn stand for reason
C
And it never would sit down.
D C
The bird upon my shoulder
G
Has not one kind word to say
D C
My eye is on the sparrow,
G
But she looks the other way
[Refrão]
D C
Carry on, and me away,
D C
Hey, look alive the end of days
D/E
And our very blood
C# C B
Taste like honey now
Bb
And our very blood
A G
Taste like honey
G - G5 - G - C x2
G
There upon the mountain
C
Is the shadow of a hand
G
Tugging at the stubborn mule
G
Now standing like a man
D C
And twitching like the phantom limb
G
Of this whole countryside
D C
Disappearing at the knee
G
And breaking up our stride
[Refrão]
D C
Carry on, and me away,
D C
Hey, look alive the end of days
D/E
And our very blood
C# C B
Taste like honey now
Bb
And our very blood
A G
Taste like honey
G - G5 - G - C x2
D/E - C# - C - B - Bb - A
G - G5 - G - C x2
G
I want time and bread and wine,
C
Sugar and a spoon,
G
I want for the hungry years
C
To be swallowed by this room.
D C
I wait out your memory
G
Now singing in the trees
D C
I wait for one grave angel
G
And I know she waits for me
[Refrão]
D C
Carry on, and me away,
D C
Hey, look alive the end of days
D/E
And our very blood
C# C B
Taste like honey now
Bb
And our very blood
A G
Taste like honey
G - G5 - G - C x2
How to play Sparrow
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.