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Richard Shindell - Sparrows Point
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:   C    G  Am  
My name Cis William GTaylor Am  
And I was Cborn in '2G4 
Too Amlate to know the CGreat GFallen Am  
In Ctime to know the Great GFall 
When my Ffather Cdied of Gmoney Am  
My Fmother lived in Cspite G  
We Flaughed when nothing was Cfunny G  Am  
And how we wept when Cnothing was left G  
So I Amleft her theCre in boomGtown Am  
When I Creached fifteen years G  
And I Amtravelled mCostly northGeast Am  
With my Chead held mostly down G  
'Cause they Fsaid there was Cmore in GBaltimore Am  
Where those Fshipyards Cnever close G  
You can Fsell the mCan your laGbour Am  
And Csend the money Ghome Am  
Broadway Cfound me Gpenniless Am  
And the Cmission found me last G  
They Amgave me a Ccoat and Gthree days Amrest 
And when CI awoke and left G  
A Fshroud of steam CsurGrounded me Am  
And FI was borne aCway G  
And I Ffound myself Cat GSparrows PoAmint 
With a slingshot iCn my hGandAm  
Standing Cthere aGround me Am  
Two thousand Cidle Ghands 
Their Amheads bowed lowC, their Ghopes not high Am  
Their Chearts weaned of their hGomes 
And their Fpockets full Cof photoGgraphs Am  
Their Feyes full of Cgoodbyes G  
I Ftook my place Camong Gmy kind Am  
And I held my place Cin linGe Am  
INSTRUMENTAL:   Am    C    G    Am      C    G(2x)
              F  C  G  Am  F  C  G    F  C  G  Am    C  G
Now I'm Amtwenty-one Cand Gwell-employed Am  
And I send Chome most of my Gpay 
Which leaves Amplenty left Cfor cigaGrettes Am  
To help Cme pass the days G  
With beFloved friends CsurGrounding me Am  
The cold Fstreets so far Caway G  
FThree days Cwest of GNormanAmdy 
A rifle in Cmy handG  

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Sparrows Point

by Richard Shindell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Richard Shindell - Sparrows Point

CAPO: 4th Fret

C G Am

INTRO:

C G Am

My name is William Taylor

C G

And I was born in '24

Am C G Am

Too late to know the Great Fallen

C G

In time to know the Great Fall

F C G Am

When my father died of money

F C G

My mother lived in spite

F C G Am

We laughed when nothing was funny

C G

And how we wept when nothing was left

Am C G Am

So I left her there in boomtown

C G

When I reached fifteen years

Am C G Am

And I travelled mostly northeast

C G

With my head held mostly down

F C G Am

'Cause they said there was more in Baltimore

F C G

Where those shipyards never close

F C G Am

You can sell the man your labour

C G Am

And send the money home

C G Am

Broadway found me penniless

C G

And the mission found me last

Am C G Am

They gave me a coat and three days rest

C G

And when I awoke and left

F C G Am

A shroud of steam surrounded me

F C G

And I was borne away

F C G Am

And I found myself at Sparrows Point

C G Am

With a slingshot in my hand

C G Am

Standing there around me

C G

Two thousand idle hands

Am C G Am

Their heads bowed low, their hopes not high

C G

Their hearts weaned of their homes

F C G Am

And their pockets full of photographs

F C G

Their eyes full of goodbyes

F C G Am

I took my place among my kind

C G Am

And I held my place in line

Am C G Am C G

INSTRUMENTAL: (2x)

F C G Am F C G F C G Am C G

Am C G Am

Now I'm twenty-one and well-employed

C G

And I send home most of my pay

Am C G Am

Which leaves plenty left for cigarettes

C G

To help me pass the days

F C G Am

With beloved friends surrounding me

F C G

The cold streets so far away

F C G Am

Three days west of Normandy

C G

A rifle in my hand

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