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[Intro] (x2)
G Bm A D
Em F#7 Bm E9
[Verse 1]
GWhy sparrow Bmwhy, won't you Atell me why I'm Dsad
EmSing us both a F#7melody, the Bmbest that you caE9n
GFly sparrow Bmfly, won't you Asit on my hanDd
EmSing it in that F#7language we Bmboth can understE9and
When you Gsit on that tree
You Bmlook in my eyes
GI wonder what goes Bmon in your mind
[Verse 2]
GSpeak sparrow sBmpeak pAlease won't you Dtry
EmTell me why you'd F#7walk if you Bmknew that you could E9fly
GSpeak sparrow sBmpeak oh pAlease won't you Dtry
EmTell me all the F#7answers to this Bmmeaningless lE9ife
But you're Gup on that tree
And you Bmlook in my eyes
GI wonder what goes Bmon in your mind
[Verse 3]
GStay, sparrow Bmstay, won't you Astay in my windDow
I've Emnever been so cF#7lose to anytBmhing so beautifE9ul
GWait, sparrow Bmwait, oh pAlease don't you Dgo
I Emlove the way I fF#7elt as the, Bmvast the wind it E9blows
But you're Gup on that tree
And you Bmlook in my eyes
GI wonder what goes Bmon in your mind
[Verse 4]
GSing, sparrow Bmsing, Asing away our paDin
EmWhen you get to the F#7bones of it, Bmwe are just the sE9ame
I said Gsing sparrow Bmsing, Asing away our paDin
I'll Emnever hear a F#7melody as Bmsweet as todaE9y
Cause you're Gup in that tree
And you Bmlook in my eyes
GAnd I wonder how, but you're Bmsaying goodbye

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Sparrow

by Tom Odell

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

[Intro] (x2)

G Bm A D

Em F#7 Bm E9

[Verse 1]

G Bm A D

Why sparrow why, won't you tell me why I'm sad

Em F#7 Bm E9

Sing us both a melody, the best that you can

G Bm A D

Fly sparrow fly, won't you sit on my hand

Em F#7 Bm E9

Sing it in that language we both can understand

When you sit on that tree

You look in my eyes

G Bm

I wonder what goes on in your mind

[Verse 2]

G Bm A D

Speak sparrow speak please won't you try

Em F#7 Bm E9

Tell me why you'd walk if you knew that you could fly

G Bm A D

Speak sparrow speak oh please won't you try

Em F#7 Bm E9

Tell me all the answers to this meaningless life

But you're up on that tree

And you look in my eyes

G Bm

I wonder what goes on in your mind

[Verse 3]

G Bm A D

Stay, sparrow stay, won't you stay in my window

Em F#7 Bm E9

I've never been so close to anything so beautiful

G Bm A D

Wait, sparrow wait, oh please don't you go

Em F#7 Bm E9

I love the way I felt as the, vast the wind it blows

But you're up on that tree

And you look in my eyes

G Bm

I wonder what goes on in your mind

[Verse 4]

G Bm A D

Sing, sparrow sing, sing away our pain

Em F#7 Bm E9

When you get to the bones of it, we are just the same

G Bm A D

I said sing sparrow sing, sing away our pain

Em F#7 Bm E9

I'll never hear a melody as sweet as today

Cause you're up in that tree

And you look in my eyes

G Bm

And I wonder how, but you're saying goodbye

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