Verse 1
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Precious fragile little thing
Little sparrow, little sparrow
Am
Flies so high and feels no pain
Am
All ye maidens heed my warning
DmAm
Never trust the hearts of men
Am
They will crush you like a sparrow
DmEmAm
Leaving you to never mend
Am
They will vow to always love you
DmAm
Swear no love but yours will do
Am
Then they'll leave you for another
DmEmAm
Break your little heart in two
ChorusAm
Little sparrow, little sparrow
DmAm
Precious fragile little thing
Am
Little sparrow, little sparrow
DmEmAm
Flies so high and feels no pain
(fiddle/musical Interlude)
Verse 2Am
If I were a little sparrow
DmAm
O'er these mountains I would fly
Am
I would find him, I would find him
DmEmAm
Look into his lying eyes
Am
I would flutter all around him
DmAm
On my little sparrow wings
Am
I would ask him, I would ask him
DmEmAm
Why he let me love in vain
Am
I am not a little sparrow
DmAm
I am just the broken dream
Am
Of a cold false-hearted lover
DmEmAm
And his evil cunning scheme
ChorusAm
Little sparrow, little sparrow
DmAm
Precious fragile little thing
Am
Little sparrow, little sparrow
DmEmAm
Flies so high and feels no pain
Verse 2
All ye maidens fair and tender
Never trust the hearts of men
They will crush you like a sparrow (begin quietly playing single downstrokes where
noted, let ring out)
DmEmAm
Leaving you to never mend
OutroAm
Little sparrow, little sparrow
DmEmAm
Oh the sorrow never ends
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.