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The Sparrow The Thrush And The Nightingale by Dave Rotheray feat. Jim Causley
The Sparrow The Thrush And The Nightingale
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
B7 E G A x2
[Verse 1]
B7 E
The Sparrow, and The Thrush, and The Nightingale
G A
Have put their love-songs up for sale
B7 E
Old Mister Sparrow said "It's for the best
G A
Think of the chicks now, we've got to invest
B7 E
We could lie in bed almost every day
G A B7
It was such a silly song, anyway"
[Verse 2]
B7 E
"Plus we've got to get up every morning at six
G A
And I'm living in a house that's made of sticks
B7 E
If we could give all that music a rest
G A
We can move ourselves to a bigger nest
B7 E
I never really knew what the song was about
G A B7
So let's all fly away and rent the old nest out"
[Instrumental]
B7 E
do do doo doo do do do do
G A
do do do doo doo do do do do
[Verse 3]
B7 E
Now said Mister Thrush, "May I disagree?
G A
I'm sick of living in a tree
B7 E
I've always been such a hard-working bird
G A
Singing my love-songs to please the world
B7 E
It's time to get ourselves a respectable house
G A B7
Sitting on a nest, what was that all about?"
[Instrumental]
B7 E
do do doo doo do do do do
G A
do do do doo doo do do do do
[Verse 4]
B7 E
The Nightingale was the last to speak
G A
He said, "Hang on boys, now listen to me
B7 E
For I am the bird with the song so sweet
G A
That everybody weeps when I open my beak
B7 E
And all of our fans call you 'The Other Two'
G A B7
So I should get a little bit more than you"
[Instrumental]
B7 E
do do doo doo do do do do
G A
do do do doo doo do do do do
[Verse 5]
B7 E
Well the very next day when I happened on by
G A
Empty the nest was and empty the sky
B7 E
From the trees there was never a sound
G A
But blood and feathers all on the ground
B7 E
I really can't imagine what the problem could be
G A B7
When everybody knows that music is free
[Outro]
B7 E
do do doo doo do do do do
G A
do do do doo doo do do do do
B7 E
do do doo doo do do do do
G A B7
do do do doo doo do do do do
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
B7 E G A
[Verse 1]
B7 E
Another year later we return to the wood
G A
The buds are in blossom. The blooms are in bud
B7 E
The Sparrow, we find is now living alone
G A
His lady is gone and his chicks are all flown
B7 E
Says he, "I'm not accustomed yet to being so poor
G A B7
It's time to reconsider that reunion tour"
[Instrumental]
B7 E
do do doo doo do do do do
G A
do do do doo doo do do do do
[Verse 2]
B7 E
But Old Man Thrush he has a penny or two
G A
For after the fight he decided to sue
B7 E
"Your honour," said he "I have been traumatised
G A
These hooligan birds took me by surprise"
B7 E
"So won't you please agree to my generous terms
G A B7
Or you and the kids will soon be living on worms"
[Instrumental]
B7 E
do do doo doo do do do do
G A
do do do doo doo do do do do
[Verse 3]
B7 E
Now the Nightingale forsook the forest for good
G A
And he took himself off to a leafier wood
B7 E
He said, "There's nothing anymore for me here.
G A
And I need to give time to my solo career"
B7 E
"So if I come along I need some serious bread
G A B7
You'll need to throw me a loaf to get me out of my bed"
[Instrumental]
B7 E
do do doo doo do do do do
G A
do do do doo doo do do do do
[Verse 4]
B7 E
The Turtle-dove teaches children to sing
G A
He sings out his heart, never asks for a thing
B7 E
But stand him a drink, and he'll tell you the tale
G A
Of the Sparrow, the Thrush and the Nightingale
B7 E
And should you find the charity to toss him a crumb
G A B7
You'll wake up every morning to the sound of a song
[Outro]
B7 E
do do doo doo do do do do
G A
do do do doo doo do do do do
B7 E
do do doo doo do do do do
G A B7
do do do doo doo do do do do
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