Biography:
Mary Hopkin (born May 3, 1950) is a British singer.
Born in Pontardawe, Wales, she grew up Welsh-speaking and began her musical career as a folk singer. She was discovered after appearing and winning ''Opportunity Knocks' hosted by the much imitated and more recently chronicled Hughie Green. She was one of the first artists to record on The Beatles' Apple record label.
Her single "Those Were the Days", produced by Paul McCartney, was released in the UK on August 30, 1968 (catalogue number APPLE 2).
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[Intro]
Am C/G F G C Am E
e|-----0-------0-------1-------3---|-----0-------0-------0-----|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------0---|-----1-------1-------0-----|
G|---2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0-|---0---0---2---2---1---1---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------|-3-------0-------2---------|
E|---------3-------1-------3-------|-------------------------0-|
Pick the verses and the outro in this pattern.
The chorus is picked as a straight arpeggio.
[Verse 1]
Am C/G F G
Come Sunday morning everyone will leave the house, dressed for the Sunday service
C Am E Am E C
And through the streets I used to know they go to meet their friends
A Dm
And so they take the family seat
A Dm G
Father prays so earnestly, forgetting all around him
C E Am D
When Eleanor sings in the choir, it's like a lark in summer
[Chorus]
G D G
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
D
With mighty wings he reaches
C G D C
As high as any other bird
G D G
He shall inherit all the Earth
G D G
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
D
With mighty wings he reaches
C G D C
As high as any other bird
G D G
He shall inherit all the Earth
[Verse 2]
Am C/G F G
A wealth of silence will descend upon the town, in colors of the evening
C Am E Am E C
The thought has troubled me before, I know how long I'll need
A
A sound to fill each moment
Dm A Dm G
I had to find it out my way, they couldn't stop me leaving
C E Am D
As though they knew they could not stay, they let me go believing . . .
[Chorus]
G D G
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
D
With mighty wings he reaches
C G D C
As high as any other bird
G D G
He shall inherit all the Earth
G D G
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
D
With mighty wings he reaches
C G D C
As high as any other bird
G D G
He shall inherit all the Earth
[Outro]
Am C/G F G
Through the blue and hazy drifts of after two, a saxophone is moaning
C Am E Am C/G F E Am
I rise and step into the cold night air
Am C/G F G C Am E
e|-----0-------0-------1-------3---|-----0-------0-------0-----|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------0---|-----1-------1-------0-----|
G|---2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0-|---0---0---2---2---1---1---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------|-3-------0-------2---------|
E|---------3-------1-------3-------|-------------------------0-|
Pick the verses and the outro in this pattern.
The chorus is picked as a straight arpeggio.
[Verse 1]
Am C/G F G
Come Sunday morning everyone will leave the house, dressed for the Sunday service
C Am E Am E C
And through the streets I used to know they go to meet their friends
A Dm
And so they take the family seat
A Dm G
Father prays so earnestly, forgetting all around him
C E Am D
When Eleanor sings in the choir, it's like a lark in summer
[Chorus]
G D G
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
D
With mighty wings he reaches
C G D C
As high as any other bird
G D G
He shall inherit all the Earth
G D G
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
D
With mighty wings he reaches
C G D C
As high as any other bird
G D G
He shall inherit all the Earth
[Verse 2]
Am C/G F G
A wealth of silence will descend upon the town, in colors of the evening
C Am E Am E C
The thought has troubled me before, I know how long I'll need
A
A sound to fill each moment
Dm A Dm G
I had to find it out my way, they couldn't stop me leaving
C E Am D
As though they knew they could not stay, they let me go believing . . .
[Chorus]
G D G
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
D
With mighty wings he reaches
C G D C
As high as any other bird
G D G
He shall inherit all the Earth
G D G
The sparrow sings, the sparrow flies
D
With mighty wings he reaches
C G D C
As high as any other bird
G D G
He shall inherit all the Earth
[Outro]
Am C/G F G
Through the blue and hazy drifts of after two, a saxophone is moaning
C Am E Am C/G F E Am
I rise and step into the cold night air
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