{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2830513,"song":"Jimmy Sparks","artist":"The Lumineers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2830513-jimmy-sparks-chords-by-the-lumineers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2830513?type=chord","rating":4.81923,"votes":267,"content":"Capo 3\r\n\r\nThis version is a little easier, but the Fm chord (Dm with capo on 3) sounds a little high so\r\ntranspose back to open for that lower sound if you don't mind barre chords.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nJimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSaid some things to wounded men that they could not allow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                               [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhen it came to talking, he was always on the run[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEveryone knew what the man had done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh, he'll take you for a ride[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nJimmy believed in the American way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nA prison guard, he worked hard and made the minimum wage[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe found his freedom locking men in a cage, oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nJimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nA baby boy, but the mother had other reasons to live[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShe left the baby with a note on the bed, oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt was a struggle just to cover the rent[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHis jail cut hours and hours little baby was sick[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe needed money and he needed it quick[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt was 3 AM[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh, my love, oh, my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCould you spare my blood, spare my blood?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nJim woke his son and buckled him in the car[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe waitress babysat the boy at the bar, oh no[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAfter an hour, Jimmy doubled his cash[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe said they leave, but then they always come back, that's a fact[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOut on the road, they caught a stranger in the lights[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHis thumb was up and his son asked if the man was alright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nJim said you never give a hitcher a ride 'cause it's us or them[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt was 3 AM[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh, my love, oh, my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCould you spare my blood, spare my blood?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n20 years gone and now the boy is a man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nBroke Jimmy's habits, got in mountains and mountains of debt[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd now the sharks are coming back to collect, oh-oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey stripped his jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey kick him out the car and say we'll give you a week[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEight miles from home and only 18 degrees[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt was 3 AM[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh, my love, oh, my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCould you spare my blood, spare my blood?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHis graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe sees an old man walking barefoot alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt was 3 AM[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHis old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNo, you don't ever give a hitcher a ride 'cause it's us or them[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCause it's me or him[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt was 3 AM[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n3 AM[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo 3\n\nThis version is a little easier, but the Fm chord (Dm with capo on 3) sounds a little high so\ntranspose back to open for that lower sound if you don't mind barre chords.\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nAm  F Dm  F E Am (x2)\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["Fm","Dm","Am","E","F","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}