Jimmy Sparks Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Jimmy Sparks went into bars
and opened up his mouth
Said some things to wounded men
they could not allow
[Dm]When it came to talking,
he was always on the run
[Am]Everyone knew what the man had done
Oh oh [E]oh, he'll take you [G]for a [Am]ride

[Verse 2]
[Am][Am]
[Am]Jimmy believed in the American way
[F]A prison guard,
he worked hard and made the minimum wage
[Dm]He found his freedom
like a man in a cage [Am]ooh

[Verse 3]
[Am]Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid
[F]A baby boy but the mother
had other reasons to live
[D]She left the baby with a note
on the bed [Am]ooh

[Verse 4]
[Am]It was a struggle just to cover the rent
[F]His jail cut hours
and hours little baby was sick
[D]He needed money,
and he [F]needed it [E]quick, it was [Am]3AM

[Chorus 1]
Oh my [F]love, oh my [E]love[Am]
Could you spare my [F]blood, spare my [E]blood
[Am][Am]

[Verse 5]
[Am]Jim woke his son and buckled him in the car
[F]They drove an hour from town
and found a gambling hall
[Dm]The waitress babysat the boy[F]
at the [E]bar, oh [Am]no

[Verse 6]
[Am]After an hour Jimmy doubled his cash
[F]He took his kid and his winnings
as the dealer just laughed
[Dm]He said they leave but then they alway[F]s
come [E]back that's a [Am]fact

[Verse 7]
[Am]Out on the road they caught a stranger
in the lights
[F]His thumb was up and his son
asked if the man was alright
[Dm]Jim said you never give a hitc[F]her
a [E]ride 'cause its [Am]us or them
It was 3AM

[Chorus 2]
Oh my [F]love, oh my [E]love[Am]
Could you spare my [F]blood, spare my [E]blood

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Am][F][E]
[Am][Am][Am][Am]

[Verse 8]
[Am]Twenty years gone
and now the boy is a man
[F]Broke Jimmy's habits got in mountains
and mountains of debt
[Dm]And now the sharks are coming back[F]
to col[E]lect oh [Am]oh

[Verse 9]
[Am]They stripped his jewelry
and the boots off Jim's feet
[F]They kick him out the car
and said we'll give you a week
[Dm]8 miles from home
and only [F]18 [E]degrees it was [Am]3AM

[Chorus 3]
Oh my [F]love, oh my [E]love[Am]
Could you spare my [F]blood, spare my [E]blood

[Interlude 2]
[Am][Am][F][F]
[Dm][F][E][Am][Am]
[Am][Am][F][F]
[Dm][F][E][Am][Am]

[Verse 10]
[Am]Now Jimmy's son is trying to make
his way home
[F]His graveyard shift ended
and it was starting to snow
[Dm]He sees an old man walking baref[F]oot alone,[E]
it was [Am]3AM

[Outro 1]
[Am]His old man waved his hands
with tears in his eyes
[F]But Jimmy's son just sped up
and remembered daddy's advice
[Dm]No you don't ever give a hitch[F]er a ride[E]
'Cause it's [Am]us or them
'Cause it's me or him
It was 3AM
3AM