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Wake Up Little Sparrow

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[Intro] 
  Am(repeatedly fingerpicked)
[Verse]
AmWake up wake up, little sparrow,
Don't make your Dmhome Emout in the Amsnow,
Don't make your Dmhome Emout in the Amsnow,
AmLittle bird, oh, don't you know,
Your friends flew, DmSouth Emmany months Amago,
Your friends flew, DmSouth Emmany months Amago,
AmYou're just a babe, you cannot fly,
Your wings won't Dmspread Emup against the Amsky,
Your wings won't Dmspread Emup against the Amsky,
AmWake up wake up, little sparrow,
Don't make your Dmhome Emout in the Amsnow,
Don't make your Dmhome Emout in the Amsnow,
                   Dm          Em(Am)
Don't make your home out in the snow.
[Outro]
             Am....               Dm   Hp                       Em  Am..
e|-----------0------------1----------------------0--0--------------0-|
B|---------1-1------------3-3--------------------0--0------------1-1-|
G|---------2------------2-------2-0-2-0----------0--0----0-------2---|
D|-------2------------0-------0------------------2 -2--2-------2-----|
A|-----0--------------------------------------2--------------0-------|
E|------------------------------------------0------------------------|

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Wake Up Little Sparrow

by Devendra Banhart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

(repeatedly fingerpicked)

[Verse]

Wake up wake up, little sparrow,

Dm Em Am

Don't make your home out in the snow,

Dm Em Am

Don't make your home out in the snow,

Little bird, oh, don't you know,

Dm Em Am

Your friends flew, South many months ago,

Dm Em Am

Your friends flew, South many months ago,

You're just a babe, you cannot fly,

Dm Em Am

Your wings won't spread up against the sky,

Dm Em Am

Your wings won't spread up against the sky,

Wake up wake up, little sparrow,

Dm Em Am

Don't make your home out in the snow,

Dm Em Am

Don't make your home out in the snow,

Dm Em Am

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Don't make your home out in the snow.

[Outro]

Am Dm H Em Am

.... p ..

e|-----------0------------1----------------------0--0--------------0-|

B|---------1-1------------3-3--------------------0--0------------1-1-|

G|---------2------------2-------2-0-2-0----------0--0----0-------2---|

D|-------2------------0-------0------------------2 -2--2-------2-----|

A|-----0--------------------------------------2--------------0-------|

E|------------------------------------------0------------------------|

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