D
Fell down on both knees
D
You were young
G
Bones still soft
D
Legs fell numb
A G D
Oh how those sparrows sang for you
D
So you grew up
D
An isolated pup
G
You had some books
D
You had some love
A G D
Oh God was watching over you
A G D
Oh how those sparrows sang for you
[INTERLUDE 1]
Bm A G D
Uhh uhh uhh uhh
Bm A G G D
Uhh uhh uhhhhhhhhh uhh
D
You witnessed a man
D
A holy man
G
Touched your head
D
With his gentle hands
A G D
Oh God was watching over you
D
Lived in a house
D
In birmingham
G
A preacher's son
D
The Lord's plan
A G D
Oh God was watching over you
A G D
Oh how those sparrows sang for two
[INTERLUDE 2]
Bm A G D
Uhh uhh uhh uhh
Bm A G G A
Uhh uhh uhhhhhhhhh uhh
G D A Bm
Uhh uhhuhhuhh uhhuhhuhh uhhhh
Bm A G D
Uhh uhhuhhuhh uhhuhhuhh uhhhh
D
When you arrived
D
He carried you there
G
Near the preacher's son
D
Your only love
A G D
Oh God was watching over you
D
Wedding bells rang
Wedding bells ring
D
Church choir sang
Church choir sing
G
A gospel song
Whoa-oh oh whoa
D
A beautiful one
[A] beautiful xxx
A G D
Oh such a melancholy tune
It's a sad tune mmmm-mmm
A G D
Oh how it reminds me of you
[INTERLUDE 2]
Bm A G D
Uhh uhhuhhuhh uhhuhhuhh uhhhh
Bm A G D
Uhh uhhuhhuhh uhhuhhuhh uhhhh
Bm A G D
Uhh uhhuhhuhh uhhuhhuhh uhhhh