Birmingham Amanda Marshall
Unplugged version
Chord chart provided at bottom
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Intro: 2 measures each cord (4/4)
Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
Am7
Virgil Spence has got a nineteen inch Hitachi
Dsus2
And many demon’s lingering
Am7
Friday night he pulled a gun to change the channel
Dsus2
Something that he picked up from the King
C6 D
His wife remembers well the man she knew
C add 9 Bm7
Seems the dreams she had have all turned black and blue,
Am7 G add 9
she's wasted years No
F Em
time for tears
D Am7 G add9 D
'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
D Am7 G D
Shining like the Alabama moon
D Am7 G add9 D
She's looking for the promise land
D Am7 G add 9
Out beyond the lights of ...............
D
Birmingham
Am7
It's three a.m. and Virgil's passed out on the sofa
Dsus2
a fifth of Jim Beam on the floor
Am7
She's packed her bags, she slips the key out of his pocket
Dsus2
she's careful not to slam the door
C6 D
and as she drives she rubs her rosary
C add 9 Bm7
she's never been so all alone, she never felt so free
A7 G add 9
she's got miles to go
F Em
got faith and hope
D Am7 G add 9 D
'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
D Am7 G D
Shining like the Alabama moon
D Am7 G add 9 D
She's looking for the promise land
D Am7 G add 9
Out beyond the lights of ...............
Dsus2 G add 9 Dsus2
Birmingham
C6 D
And as the rain falls down upon the interstate
C add 9 Bm7
Any doubts she had are all but washed away
A7 G add 9
One long look back
F Em
At Bir.ming..ham...
D Am7 G add 9 D
'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
D Am7 G D
Shining like the Alabama moon
D Am7 G add 9 D
She's looking for the promise land
D Am7 G D
Out beyond the lights of Birmingham
D Am7 G add 9 D
'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
D Am7 G D
Shining like the Alabama moon
D Am7 G add 9 D
She's looking for the promise land
D Am7 G add 9
Out beyond the lights of yeah…yeah
D C D C D
Birmingham....... Birmingham yeah-a-yeah
C D
Oooohhh whoa baby
Am7 Dsus2
Yeah some day soon….. baby some day soon
Am7 Dsus2
Hey Some day soon….. hey hey yeah
Am7 Dsus2
We gonna keep on drivin’……gonna keep on drivin’ baby yeah
[repeat and fade]
Chords you may not know by name:
Am7 Dsus2 C6 C add 9 Bm7 G add 9
E|--------------------3---------3--------2-----------x--|
B|-1-------3----------1---------3--------3-----------3--|
G|---------2-----------------------------2-----------2--|
D|-2------------------2---------2--------4--------------l
A|---------x--------------------3--------2-----------2--|
E|-x-------x----------x---------x--------x-----------3--|
