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Title: Sparrows and Lilies
Artist: Pat Barrett
Album: Pat Barrett 2018  
Key: G
[Intro]
C    G    C    G
C    G    Em  D/F#  G
[Verse 1]
CBrother, lay your Ghead down
CSister, don't you knGow?
CAin't no rest in wGorry
DsusTroubles come, troubles go
CI have seen the spGarrow
CI have watched her flGy
CNo, she does not wGorry
DsusTell me why should I?
[Chorus]
So Emhold  D/F#-  Gon, love
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
I Dknow it's Emhard
  EmHold  D/F#-  Gon, love
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
I Dknow they Gare
[Interlude]
CDu-du-du-du-dGu-du
CDu-du-du-du-dGu
CDu-du-du-du-dGu-duEm  D/F#  G  
[Verse 2]
CI have seen the lGily
CDancing with the wGind
COpen to the sGunshine
DsusOpen to the rain
CDressed in all her beaGuty
CGiven what she nGeeds
CIf I listen clGosely
DsusI can hear her sing to Emme
[Chorus 2]
HolD/F#d  -  Gon, love
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
I Dknow it's Emhard
  EmHold  D/F#-  Gon, love
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
I Dknow they Gare
[Instrumental]
|  Em//  D/F#|  G/// |  C/// |  G/// |
|  C/// |  G/// |  Dsus/// |  Em/// |
|  Em//  D/F#|  G/// |  C/// |  G/// |
|  C/// |  G/// |  Dsus/// |  G/// |
[Chorus]
  EmHolD/F#d  -  Gon, love
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
I Dknow it's Emhard
  EmHold  D/F#-  Gon, love
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
CThings are gonna get Gbetter
I Dknow they Gare
[Instrumental]
|  Em//  D/F#|  G/// |  C/// |  G/// |
|  C/// |  G/// |  Dsus/// |  Em/// |
|  Em//  D/F#|  G/// |  C/// |  G/// |
|  C/// |  G/// |  Dsus/// |  G/// |
[Outro]
C    G    C    G
C    G    Em  D/F#  G
CDu-du-du-du-dGu-du
CDu-du-du-du-dGu
CDu-du-du-du-dGu-duEm  D/F#  G  

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Sparrows And Lilies

by Pat Barrett

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D/F#

Dsus

Title: Sparrows and Lilies

Artist: Pat Barrett

2018

Album: Pat Barrett

Key: G

[Intro]

C G C G

C G Em D/F# G

[Verse 1]

C G

Brother, lay your head down

C G

Sister, don't you know?

C G

Ain't no rest in worry

Dsus

Troubles come, troubles go

C G

I have seen the sparrow

C G

I have watched her fly

C G

No, she does not worry

Dsus

Tell me why should I?

[Chorus]

Em D/F# G

So hold - on, love

C G

Things are gonna get better

C G

Things are gonna get better

D Em

I know it's hard

Em D/F# G

Hold - on, love

C G

Things are gonna get better

C G

Things are gonna get better

D G

I know they are

[Interlude]

C G

Du-du-du-du-du-du

C G

Du-du-du-du-du

C G Em D/F# G

Du-du-du-du-du-du

[Verse 2]

C G

I have seen the lily

C G

Dancing with the wind

C G

Open to the sunshine

Dsus

Open to the rain

C G

Dressed in all her beauty

C G

Given what she needs

C G

If I listen closely

Dsus Em

I can hear her sing to me

[Chorus 2]

D/F# G

Hold - on, love

C G

Things are gonna get better

C G

Things are gonna get better

D Em

I know it's hard

Em D/F# G

Hold - on, love

C G

Things are gonna get better

C G

Things are gonna get better

D G

I know they are

[Instrumental]

Em D/F# G C G

| // | /// | /// | /// |

C G Dsus Em

| /// | /// | /// | /// |

Em D/F# G C G

| // | /// | /// | /// |

C G Dsus G

| /// | /// | /// | /// |

[Chorus]

Em D/F# G

Hold - on, love

C G

Things are gonna get better

C G

Things are gonna get better

D Em

I know it's hard

Em D/F# G

Hold - on, love

C G

Things are gonna get better

C G

Things are gonna get better

D G

I know they are

[Instrumental]

Em D/F# G C G

| // | /// | /// | /// |

C G Dsus Em

| /// | /// | /// | /// |

Em D/F# G C G

| // | /// | /// | /// |

C G Dsus G

| /// | /// | /// | /// |

[Outro]

C G C G

C G Em D/F# G

C G

Du-du-du-du-du-du

C G

Du-du-du-du-du

C G Em D/F# G

Du-du-du-du-du-du

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