{"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":2102059,"song":"Birmingham Sunday","artist":"Rhiannon Giddens","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11456316-birmingham-sunday-chords-by-rhiannon-giddens/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2102059?type=chord","rating":4.95147,"votes":22,"content":"      as a CHORD TAB in standard tuning in spite\r\nINTRO:\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCome round by my side and I'll sing you a song[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll sing it so softly it'll do no one wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the choirs kept singing of freedom[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat cold autumn morning no eyes saw the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Addie Mae Collins, her number was one[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAt an old baptist church there was no need to run[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the choirs kept singing of freedom[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow the clouds they were grey and the autumn wind blew[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Denise McNair brought the number to two[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe falcon of death was a creature they knew[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the choirs kept singing of freedooooooom[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOoooooh ooooooh ooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAhhh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahhh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe church it was crowded, but no one could see[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat Cynthia Wesley's dark number was three[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHer prayers and her feelings would shame you and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the choirs kept singing of freedom[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYoung Carol Robertson entered the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the number her killers had given was four[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe asked for a blessing but asked for no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the choirs kept singing of freedom[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL:\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOoooooh ooooooh ooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOooh oooh oooh  oooh oooh oooh  oooh oooh oooh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nUh ah Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOooh oooh oooh  oooh oooh oooh  oooh oooh oooh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn Birmingham Sunday a noise shook the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd people all over the earth turned around[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor no on recalled a more cowardly sound[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the choirs kept singing of freedom[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow the Sunday has come and the Sunday has gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we can't do much more than to sing you a song[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll sing it so loudly you better sing along[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the choirs keep singing of freedom[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO:\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOoooooh ooooooh ooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOooh oooh oooh  oooh oooh oooh  oooh oooh oooh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOoooooh ooooooh ooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOooh oooh oooh  mmmm mmmm ooh ooh  mmmm mmmm mmmmm[/tab]","plain_text":"as a CHORD TAB in standard tuning in spite\nINTRO:\nD   C   G A D\nD   C   G A G\nD G D\nD G D\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO:","chords":["D","C","G","A","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]}}}