The Handsome Family – Little Sparrows (Guitar Tab)
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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
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