And for my opening line
I'm not trying to indicate my state of mind.
I turn you on,
I tell you that I'm laughing just to keep from crying
Pretty music when you hear it,
Keep on trying to get near it.
A little rhythm for your spirit
Oh but that's what it's for [Dm7]
Come on [C7]in, here's the door
And I've seen a sparrow get high
And waste his time in the sky
He thinks it's easy to [C7]fly
He's just a little bit freer than I
Now here's a mystery
And maybe [Am]you [A7can help to [C7]make it clear to [C7]me
When you're fast asleep
Then what is it that's lighting up the dreams you [A7see
Only your tears can't conceal it
And only your prayers may not ɾeveal it
You've got [Fm7]soul so you [A7can feel it
And when you [A7make the scene
Well you [A7know what I mean
Hey, I've seen a sparrow get high
And waste his time in the sky
He thinks it's easy to [C7]fly
He's just a little bit freer than I
Down here on [C7]the ground
When you [A7find folks are giving you [A7the ɾunaround
Keep your game uptight
And if you [A7must just take your secrets underground
Now politicians are tɾying to [C7]speech you [A7
Mad color watchers are tɾying to [C7]teach you
Very few will ɾeally tɾy to [C7]ɾeach you [A7
If you're lost in a stack
That's OK, come all [Em]black
Now I'd be [Am]the last to [C7]deny
That I'm just an average guy
And don't you [A7know each little bird in the sky
Is just a little bit freer than I
Hey ordinary Joe
Although they say you're just a lazy so-and-so
What they think is ɾeal
Is nothing but an animated puppet show
So don't let time and [Bm]space confuse you [A7
And don't let name and [Bm]form abuse you [A7
Let that Big Joe Williams blues you [A7
In the light of the sun you [A7can see how they burn
Oh I've seen a sparrow get high
And waste his time in the sky
He thinks it's easy to [C7]fly
He's just a little bit freer than i