Ashley McBryde - Sparrow: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sparrow" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E
Telephones and post cards
E                                   A
I called you from the lobby bar on Tuesday
E
How's the okra coming up?
     E
And boy, I wish I had me some
 A
Save me a plate
E
Yeah, I've been sleeping alright
I get a couple days in July
      A
Kiss dad for me, I love you both, goodnight

Chorus:
  E
Sparrow
Oh, it wouldn't trade nothing for
                       A
the way it feels to fly
          E
It ain't fair though
 E
How you miss the ground when you're out here in the
  A
sky
                   C#m
Higher than you've ever been
                 B
Lonely like you never been
 A
Waiting on the wind to take you home

Hard rain over Fayetteville
Jack and Coke, a sleeping pill
Living the dream
Thirty thousand feet down there
You're waking daddy up in his chair
And cutting the lights and locking the door
and saying a prayer

Chorus:
For a sparrow
Who wouldn't trade nothing for the way it
feels to fly
It ain't fair though
How you miss the ground when you're out
here in the sky
You're higher than you've ever been
Lonely like you never been
Waiting on the wind to take you home

Higher than you've ever been
Lonely like you never been
Waiting on the wind to take you home
Sparrow
Sparrow
Sparrow
Sparrow
Sparrow


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sparrow" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sparrow" by Ashley McBryde.