{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1811508,"song":"Birmingham","artist":"Shovels & Rope","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11399367-birmingham-chords-by-shovels-rope/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1811508?type=chord","rating":4.83817,"votes":38,"content":"I changed some chords, and added the rhythm changes.\r\n\r\nStandard Tuning. no capo. sample chords:\r\n[ch]G[/ch] 320003\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] 022000\r\n[ch]D[/ch] xx0323\r\n[ch]C[/ch] x32010\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] | | | | \r\nDelta Mama and a Nickajack Man. Raised their [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] | | | |\r\nCumberland daughter in a Tennessee band[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] | |\r\nPlayed Springwater at Station Inn. Could-[/tab]\r\nC |2/4 | Em | \r\nn't play fast, could-n't fit in. Caught a \r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] | | | |\r\n'66 Dodge in Caroline.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] | | | |\r\nGot her education on her mama's dime She was [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] | | \r\nsinging in a bar called Comatose[/tab]\r\nC |2/4 | Em | \r\nHalfway rusted on the sal-ty coast Rock of A-\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | |\r\nges, cl-eave for me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | \r\nLet me hi- de mys-elf in Th-ee[/tab]\r\n[tab] | [ch]C[/ch] |[ch]Em[/ch] | \r\n Buried in the sand, five hun-[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] |[ch]G[/ch] |[ch]D[/ch] |[ch]G[/ch] | | | \r\n dred mi-les from B-irmingh-am Well,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] |\r\nRockamount Cowboy in a rock and roll band, plugged his[/tab]\r\n |2/4 |Em | |\r\namplifier in all a-cross the land. Ath-\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] | |\r\nens, Georgia on a Friday night; s-[/tab]\r\nC | 2/4 |Em | |\r\naw that little girl, well she could sing al-right. Spent\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] | |\r\nfive years going from town to town, wait-[/tab]\r\nG |2/4 |Em | |\r\ning on that little girl to come a-round. Ca-\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] | |\r\nught in the arms of New York City, to[/tab]\r\nC |2/4 | Em | \r\nlose that gal seemed terri-ble pity. Rock of A-\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | |\r\nges, cl-eave for me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |[ch]Em[/ch] |[ch]G[/ch] | \r\nLet my he-art for-get of Thee[/tab]\r\n[tab] | [ch]C[/ch] |[ch]Em[/ch] | \r\n Why do you de-mand? Cal- [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] |[ch]G[/ch] |[ch]D[/ch] |[ch]G[/ch] | | | |\r\n ling me from B-irmingh-am [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPulled her covered wagon off the B.Q.E.[/tab]\r\nEm |2/4 |G\r\nSaid this'll be the last you'll ever see of me\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] \r\nWell the cowboy laughed said I know it's not true[/tab]\r\nEm |2/4 | G\r\nCause there's nothing I could do to get loose from you\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nMade a little money playing in the bars[/tab]\r\nG |2/4 |Em\r\nWith two beat up drums and two old gui-tars\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] \r\nFrom the Crescent City to the Great Salt Lake[/tab]\r\nC |2/4 | Em\r\nIt ain't what you got, it's what you make\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the road got rough and the wheels all broke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCouldn't take more then we could tow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMaking something out of nothing with a scratcher and our hope[/tab]\r\nC |2/4 | Em | \r\nWith two old guitars like a shovel and a rope. Rock of A-\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | |\r\nges, cl-eave for me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | \r\nLet me hi- de mys-elf in Th-ee[/tab]\r\n[tab] | [ch]C[/ch] |[ch]Em[/ch] | \r\n Now I und-der-stand On- [/tab]\r\n [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |[ch]D[/ch] |[ch]G[/ch] | | | |\r\n\r\n bet-ter terms since B-irmingh-am","plain_text":"I changed some chords, and added the rhythm changes.\n\nStandard Tuning. no capo. sample chords:\nG 320003\nEm 022000\nD xx0323\nC x32010\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\nC |2/4 | Em | \nn't play fast, could-n't fit in. Caught a \n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\nC |2/4 | Em | \nHalfway rusted on the sal-ty coast Rock of A-\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n |2/4 |Em | |\namplifier in all a-cross the land. Ath-\n\nC | 2/4 |Em | |\naw that little girl, well she could sing al-right. Spent\n\n[Verse 4]\n\nG |2/4 |Em | |\ning on that little girl to come a-round. Ca-\n\nC |2/4 | Em | \nlose that gal seemed terri-ble pity. Rock of A-\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\nEm |2/4 |G\nSaid this'll be the last you'll ever see of me\n\nEm |2/4 | G\nCause there's nothing I could do to get loose from you\n\n[Verse 5]\n\nG |2/4 |Em\nWith two beat up drums and two old gui-tars\n\nC |2/4 | Em\nIt ain't what you got, it's what you make\n\n[Solo]\nG Em D C Em\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\nC |2/4 | Em | \nWith two old guitars like a shovel and a rope. Rock of A-\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n C | G |D |G | | | |\n\n bet-ter terms since B-irmingh-am","chords":["G","Em","D","C","A","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}