Tonart: C minor•
Verse 1
Cm
Jimmy Sparks went into bars
and opened up his mouth
Said some things to wounded men
they could not allow
Fm
When it came to talking,
he was always on the run
Cm
Everyone knew what the man had done
G
Bb
Cm
Oh oh oh, he'll take you for a ride
Verse 2
Cm
Cm
Cm
Jimmy believed in the American way
he worked hard and made the minimum wage
Fm
He found his freedom
Cm
like a man in a cage ooh
Verse 3
Cm
Jimmy loved Bonnie and he fathered a kid
Ab
A baby boy but the mother
had other reasons to live
F
She left the baby with a note
Verse 4
Cm
It was a struggle just to cover the rent
and hours little baby was sick
Ab
G
Cm
and he needed it quick, it was 3AM
Chorus 1
Ab
G
Cm
Oh my love, oh my love
Ab
G
Could you spare my blood, spare my blood
Cm
Cm
Verse 5
Cm
Jim woke his son and buckled him in the car
Ab
They drove an hour from town
and found a gambling hall
Fm
Ab
The waitress babysat the boy
G
Cm
at the bar, oh no
Verse 6
Cm
After an hour Jimmy doubled his cash
Ab
He took his kid and his winnings
as the dealer just laughed
Fm
Ab
He said they leave but then they always
G
Cm
come back that's a fact
Verse 7
Cm
Out on the road they caught a stranger
in the lights
Ab
His thumb was up and his son
asked if the man was alright
Fm
Ab
Jim said you never give a hitcher
G
Cm
a ride 'cause its us or them
It was 3AM
Chorus 2
Ab
G
Cm
Oh my love, oh my love
Ab
G
Could you spare my blood, spare my blood
Interlude 1
Cm
Cm
Ab
G
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Verse 8
and now the boy is a man
Ab
Broke Jimmy's habits got in mountains
and mountains of debt
Fm
Ab
And now the sharks are coming back
G
Cm
to collect oh oh
Verse 9
Cm
They stripped his jewelry
and the boots off Jim's feet
Ab
They kick him out the car
and said we'll give you a week
Ab
G
Cm
and only 18 degrees it was 3AM
Chorus 3
Ab
G
Cm
Oh my love, oh my love
Ab
G
Could you spare my blood, spare my blood
Interlude 2
Cm
Cm
Ab
Ab
Fm
Ab
G
Cm
Cm
Cm
Cm
Ab
Ab
Fm
Ab
G
Cm
Cm
Verse 10
Cm
Now Jimmy's son is trying to make
his way home
Ab
His graveyard shift ended
and it was starting to snow
Fm
Ab
G
He sees an old man walking barefoot alone,
Outro 1
Cm
His old man waved his hands
with tears in his eyes
Ab
But Jimmy's son just sped up
and remembered daddy's advice
Fm
Ab
G
No you don't ever give a hitcher a ride
Cm
'Cause it's us or them
'Cause it's me or him
It was 3AM
3AM
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