The Lumineers - Jimmy sparks

^AmJimmy Sparks went into bars and opened up his mouth ^AmSaid some things to wounded men that they could not allow ^DmWhen it came to talking, he was a^Dmlways ^Dmon the ^Dmrun ^AmEveryone knew what the man had^Am done ^EOh, he'll ^Ftake you^E for a^Am ride

^AmJimmy believed in the American way ^FA prison guard, he worked hard and made the minimum wage ^DmHe found his freedom locking m^Fen in a c^Eage, oh^{Am Am}Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid ^FA baby boy, but the mother had other reasons to live ^DmShe left the baby with a not^Fe on the b^Eed, oh ^{Am Am}It was a struggle just to cover the rent ^FHis jail cut hours and hours little baby was sick ^DmHe needed money and he neede^Fd it quic^Ek It was ^Am3 AM

Oh, my ^Flove, oh, my l^Eove ^Am Could you spare my b^Flood, spare my^E blood?^Am

^AmJim woke his son and buckled him in the car ^FThey drove an hour from town and found a gambling hall ^DmThe waitress babysat the b^Foy at the ^Ebar, oh no ^{Am Am}After an hour, Jimmy doubled his cash ^FHe took his kid and his winnings as the dealer just laughed ^DmHe said they leave, but then they al^Fways come bac^Ek, that's a fa^Amct ^AmOut on the road, they caught a stranger in the lights ^FHis thumb was up and his son asked if the man was alright ^DmJim said you never give a hitch^Fer a ride^E 'cause it's us ^Amor them It was ^Am3 AM

Oh, my l^Fove, oh, my l^Eove ^Am Could you spare my b^Flood, spare my bl^Eood? ^Am

^Am20 years gone and now the boy is a man ^FBroke Jimmy's habits, got in mountains and mountains of debt ^DmAnd now the sharks are coming^F back to coll^Eect, oh-oh ^{Am Am}They stripped his jewelry and the boots off Jim's feet ^FThey kick him out the car and say we'll give you a week ^DmEight miles from home and on^Fly 18 deg^Erees ^Am It was^Am 3 AM

Oh, my lo^Fve, oh, my lo^Eve ^Am Could you spare my b^Flood, spare my^E blood?^Am

^AmNow Jimmy's son is trying to make his way home ^FHis graveyard shift had ended and it was starting to snow ^DmHe sees an old man walking bare^Ffoot a^Elone It was ^Am3 AM ^AmHis old man waved his hands with tears in his eyes B^Fut Jimmy's son just sped up and remembered daddy's advice ^DmNo, you don't ever give a hitc^Fher a ^Eride 'cause it's ^Amus or them ^AmCause it's me or him It was ^Am3 AM

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