E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------|||||E|E|E|E|E|-------------------|||||E|E|E|E|E|-------------------|||||-----------------|| Artist - Mary Black ********************* Song - Sparks Might Fly ************************* Album - By The Time It Gets Dark - Album (1987) ************************************************* Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------|||||E|E|E|E|E|-------------------|||||E|E|E|E|E|-------------------|||||-----------------|| Tuning = Standard INTRO ****** D A G D A G D E|E|E|E|E|-------------------||||| VERSE 1 ******** G A D I cannot stop this child from touching me G A D I see no fault in watching her bloom G A D She knows where fire begins and where sparks might fly Em A D Yet I feel she may be consumed. G A D She done turns on the B stage G A D She shook hands when the shoe fit G A D I wanna know how the land lies C D D A G I'll let you in on a secret E|E|E|E|E|-------------------||||| VERSE 2 ******** G A D I did not steal away when love rode by G A D I did not let myself be unkind G A D It's so hard to say where love meets lust Em A D I often think I'm losing my mind. G A D I trade notes with the press league G A D They send back their suggestions G A D I wanna know where I come from C D D A G But all I get are directions. E|E|E|E|E|-------------------||||| CHORUS ******* Bm Em D I can't get started, can't get going What's wrong? Bm Em D Big ideas, the fine intentions They're all gone D C D It takes two flagons of courage Pounds, shillings and pence D C D D A G You wind up going nowhere It doesn't make sense. E|E|E|E|E|-------------------||||| VERSE 3 ******** G A D I see my brother's face grow dark with care G A D I spend my time avoiding his gaze G A D I pray that God might make his dreams come true Em A D I'd give so much to feel he's been saved. G A D A bright spark in the playground G A D Dead loss as an anchor G A D You don't call him a misfit C D D A G He's just stuck for an answer. E|E|E|E|E|-------------------||||| CHORUS ******* Bm Em D I can't get started, can't get going What's wrong? Bm Em D Big ideas, the fine intentions They're all gone D C D It takes two flagons of courage Pounds, shillings and pence D C D D A G You wind up going nowhere It doesn't make sense. Bm Em D I can't get started, can't get going What's wrong? Bm Em D Big ideas, the fine intentions They're all gone D C D It takes two flagons of courage Pounds, shillings and pence D C D D A G You wind up going nowhere It doesn't make sense.