Birmingham Chords by Randy Newman
Tempo:
106.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
B
A
F#
C#m
E
B
A
[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] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _