On the 10th of August 2021, the track was released. The track is written by Adrianne Lenker.
Track Info
- Song: Sparrow
- Artist: Big Thief
- Produced by James Krivchenia
- Album: Little Things/Sparrow
- Released Date: 10 August 2021
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: Ab
- Capo: 1st fret
- Chords: G, C, Em, F, Cmaj
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
| Guitar Chords | Ukulele Chords |
| G – 320003 C – x32010 Em – 022000 F – 133211 Cmaj7 – x32000 | G – 0232 C – 0003 Em – 0402 F – 2010 Cmaj7 – 0002 |
[Intro]
G C Em
F C Cmaj7
G C Em
F C Cmaj7
[Verse 1]
G C Em
Wrapped in the wings of a sparrow
F C Cmaj7
Beak is as sharp as an arrow
G C Em
Sings in a whispering whistle
F C Cmaj7
Sleeps in the ivy and thistle
G C Em
Owls out swooping and howling
F C Cmaj7
Deep in the midnight a-prowling
G C Em
Mama, the scream of the eagle
F C Cmaj7
Threading my heart through the needle
G C Em
Threading the blood through the apple
F C Cmaj7
Sucking the juice from the apple
G C Em
Eating the seeds of the apple
F C Cmaj7
Bearing the tree of the apple
G C Em
Trapped in the weeds like a scarecrow
F C Cmaj7
Stuck to the wind like Velcro
G C Em
Distantly hearing the bell toll
F C Cmaj7
Warbling chime through the meadow
[Verse 2]
G C Em
Mama, the scream of the eagle
F C Cmaj7
Threading my heart through the needle
G C Em
Threading the blood through the apple
F C Cmaj7
Eve sucked the juice from the apple
G C Em
Nakedly running, I saw her
F C Cmaj7
Boy chasing after to stall her
G C Em
I wish I'd have spoken to call her
F C Cmaj7
Before she found fabric to shawl her
G C Em
Breasts bound and burdened with fiber
F C Cmaj7
Adam came trembling beside her
Cmaj7
And he said, and he said
G C Em
That she has the poison inside her
F C Cmaj7
She talks to snakes and they guide her
G C Em
She has the poison inside her
F C Cmaj7
She talks to snakes and they guide her
G C Em
She has the poison inside her
F C Cmaj7
She talks to snakes and they guide her
G C Em
She has the poison inside her
F C Cmaj7
She talks to snakes and they guide her
[Outro]
G C Em
F C Cmaj7
G C Em
F C Cmaj7
