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Sparrows Over Birmingham
Josh Rouse
Text File
This is a pretty simple song, but it sounds really good. Hope you like it.
Capo on 1st fret
D
Fell down on both knees
D
You were young
G
Bones still soft
D
Legs fell numb
A G D
Oh how those sparrows sang for you
D
So you grew up
D
An isolated pup
G
You had some books
D
You had some love
A G D
Oh God was watching over you
A G D
Oh how those sparrows sang for you
[INTERLUDE 1]
Bm A G D
Uhh uhh uhh uhh
Bm A G G D
Uhh uhh uhhhhhhhhh uhh
D
You witnessed a man
D
A holy man
G
Touched your head
D
With his gentle hands
A G D
Oh God was watching over you
D
Lived in a house
D
In birmingham
G
A preacher's son
D
The Lord's plan
A G D
Oh God was watching over you
A G D
Oh how those sparrows sang for two
[INTERLUDE 2]
Bm A G D
Uhh uhh uhh uhh
Bm A G G A
Uhh uhh uhhhhhhhhh uhh
G D A Bm
Uhh uhhuhhuhh uhhuhhuhh uhhhh
Bm A G D
Uhh uhhuhhuhh uhhuhhuhh uhhhh
D
When you arrived
D
He carried you there
G
Near the preacher's son
D
Your only love
A G D
Oh God was watching over you
D
Wedding bells rang
(Wedding bells ring)
D
Church choir sang
(Church choir sing)
G
A gospel song
(Whoa-oh oh whoa)
D
A beautiful one
(A beautiful one)
A G D
Oh such a melancholy tune
(It's a sad tune mmmm-mmm)
A G D
Oh how it reminds me of you
[INTERLUDE 2]
Bm A G D
Uhh uhhuhhuhh uhhuhhuhh uhhhh
Bm A G D
Uhh uhhuhhuhh uhhuhhuhh uhhhh
Bm A G D
Uhh uhhuhhuhh uhhuhhuhh uhhhh