Sparrow - Big Thief
Capo: Fret 1
Tuning: Ab, E A D G B E
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Wrapped in the
wings of a sp
arrow
Beak is as sha
rp as an arrow
Sings in a whi
spering whistl
e
Sleeps in the
ivy and thistl
e
Owls out swoop
ing and howlin
g
Deep in the mi
dnight a-prowl
ing
Mama, the scre
am of the eagl
e
Threading my h
eart through t
he needle
Threading the
blood through
the apple
Sucking the ju
ice from the a
pple
Eating the see
ds of the appl
e
Bearing the tr
ee of the appl
e
Trapped in the
weeds like a
scarecrow
Stuck to the w
ind like Velcr
o
Distantly hear
ing the bell t
oll
Warbling chime
through the m
eadow
[Verse 2]
Mama, the scre
am of the eagl
e
Threading my h
eart through t
he needle
Threading the
blood through
the apple
Eve sucked the
juice from th
e apple
Nakedly runnin
g, I saw her
Boy chasing af
ter to stall h
er
I wish I'd hav
e spoken to ca
ll her
Before she fou
nd fabric to s
hawl her
Breasts bound
and burdened w
ith fiber
Adam came trem
bling beside h
er
And he said, a
nd he said
That she has t
he poison insi
de her
She talks to s
nakes and they
guide her
She has the po
ison inside he
r
She talks to s
nakes and they
guide her
She has the po
ison inside he
r
She talks to s
nakes and they
guide her
She has the po
ison inside he
r
She talks to s
nakes and they
guide her
[Outro]