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Little Sparrow

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Eminor

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[Intro]
Em   Em  Em   Em
[Chorus]
EmWake up, wake up, Little sparrow.
Don't make your Amhome Out in the Emsnow.
Don't make your Amhome Out in the Emsnow.
[Verse 1]
EmLittle bird,Oh don't you know,
Your friends flew Amsouth,
Many months Emago.
Your friends flew Amsouth,
   CMany months Emago.
[Instrumental]
 C       G        C   Em  C
 Em       C      G         C
Am  C     Em       G     Em
[Verse]
EmYou're Cjust a Embaby, You can not fly,
Your wings won't Amspread
Against the Emsky.
Your wings won't Amspread
Against the Emsky.Em  
[Chorus]
EmWake up, wake up, Little sparrow,
Don't make your Amhome, Out in the Emsnow.
Don't make your Chome,
Out in the Emsnow.
[Outro]
Em   C   G   C      Em  C   G   C      Em  C  G   C       Em   Em  Em  Em

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Little Sparrow

by Leyla McCalla

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em Em Em Em

[Chorus]

Wake up, wake up, Little sparrow.

Am Em

Don't make your home Out in the snow.

Am Em

Don't make your home Out in the snow.

[Verse 1]

Little bird,Oh don't you know,

Your friends flew south,

Many months ago.

Your friends flew south,

C Em

Many months ago.

[Instrumental]

C G C Em C

Em C G C

Am C Em G Em

[Verse]

Em C Em

You're just a baby, You can not fly,

Your wings won't spread

Against the sky.

Your wings won't spread

Em Em

Against the sky.

[Chorus]

Wake up, wake up, Little sparrow,

Am Em

Don't make your home, Out in the snow.

Don't make your home,

Out in the snow.

[Outro]

Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em Em Em Em

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