Birmingham Chords by Randy Newman

Tempo:
106.15 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

F#

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Randy Newman  -  Birmingham chords
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[A] [E] [A] [E]
[B] [E]
I got a wife, [B] got [E] a family,
[A] [E] earned my living with [F#] my hands.
[B] [E] [C#m] Rollin' in Stillmiller, [F#] [B]
downtown [E] Birmingham.
[B]
[E] [B] My daddy [E] was a barber,
[A] [E] the most [F#] unsightly man.
[B] Was [E] born in [C#m] Tuscaloosa, [F#] but he [B] died right [E] here in Birmingham.
[C#m] [Am] [E] [B]
[E] Birmingham, [A] Birmingham,
[E] [C#m] the greatest [F#] city in [B] Alabama.
[E] You can travel [A] across [E] this [F#] entire land.
[E] There ain't no place [B] like [E] Birmingham.
[A] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
[E] [A] [E]
[Bm] [E]
My wife's name Mary, but she's called Marie.
[A] Live in a three-room [E] house with a pepper tree.
[A] I work [C#] all day [F#] in the factory.
[B] That's all right [F#m] with me.
[B] [F#m] [E] Got [B] a big black [E] dog whose name is Dan.
[A] [C#m] Live in my [F#] backyard in Birmingham.
[E] He's [G#] the meanest dog [C#m] in Alabama.
[F#] Get him, Dan.
[B] [A] [B] [E] Birmingham, [A] Birmingham, [E] [C#m] the greatest [F#] city in [B] Alabama.
[E] You can travel [A] across [C#m] this [F#] entire land.
There [E] ain't no [Bm] place like [E] Birmingham.
[A] [E]
[F#] [Bm] [E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To learn Randy Newman - (2002 Remaster) Birmingham chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F#, B, E, A, E, C#m and F# of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 53 BPM and then match the original tempo of 106 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
I got a wife, _ [B] got [E] a family, _
_ [A] _ [E] earned my living with [F#] my hands.
_ [B] _ [E] [C#m] Rollin' in Stillmiller, [F#] _ _ [B]
downtown [E] Birmingham.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] My daddy [E] was a barber, _
_ [A] _ [E] the most [F#] unsightly man.
[B] Was [E] born in [C#m] Tuscaloosa, [F#] but he [B] died right [E] here in Birmingham.
_ [C#m] _ [Am] _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ Birmingham, _ [A] Birmingham, _
_ [E] [C#m] the greatest [F#] city in [B] Alabama. _
[E] _ You can travel [A] across [E] this [F#] entire land.
[E] There ain't no place [B] like [E] Birmingham. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ My wife's name Mary, but she's called Marie.
_ [A] _ Live in a three-room [E] house with a pepper tree.
_ [A] I work [C#] all day [F#] in the factory.
[B] That's all right [F#m] with me.
_ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ [E] Got [B] a big black [E] dog whose name is Dan.
_ [A] _ [C#m] Live in my [F#] backyard in Birmingham.
_ _ [E] He's [G#] the meanest dog [C#m] in Alabama.
_ _ [F#] Get him, Dan.
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ Birmingham, _ [A] _ Birmingham, _ [E] [C#m] the greatest [F#] city in [B] Alabama.
[E] _ You can travel [A] across [C#m] this [F#] entire land.
There [E] ain't no [Bm] place like [E] Birmingham. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Randy Newman.

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