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[Intro]
N.C
OK...Taxi!
[Verse]
EmI met this girl in a Birmingham taxi
DI got it first, but she slipped in before me 
CJust as I was telling her, hey this is mine 'ho
AmShe already told the cab driver where to go 
GMe I always show respect for the ladies
BmI sat back and let her hCave it her way 
So Dgood lord sees me through darkness and light 
I Dtell you what I remembered from that night 
I'm Emhungry, do you fancy a little something to eat? 
I Dcan't go on forever on Cognac and weed 
But Cshe was already on the way down in the seat 
AmI tried to stop her, or maybe I didn't
So Gthere I was in a strange situation 
The Bmchauffeur said I can drop you Coff at the station 
I said nDo man, no don't 
I Ctell you when to stop keep your eyes on the road
[Chorus]
You don't Emhave to be gay to make a Dfriend feel good OCK 
No, you don't Amhave to be gay to make a Gfriend feel good OBmKC  
You don't Dhave to be gay to make a friend feel good OK 
[Verse]
EmTwo hours later, she was still at Dit 
The driver had to refill gasoline and Cshit
Baby baby, introduce yourself.   AmWhat's your name, girl? 
My name is FreGd. Fred? Fred, yeah
FreBmd, a'what a'Cwhat did you say? 
Now Dthat put me back a bit 'cos I'm not gay
Now Dthat put me back a bit 'cos I'm not gay 
[Chorus]
You don't Emhave to be gay to make a Dfriend feel good OCK 
No, you don't Amhave to be gay to make a Gfriend feel good OBmKC  
You don't Dhave to be gay to make a friend feel good OK 
[Verse]
So whatGever kind of trouble you might get yourself intoD  
Just thGink of me that night and what I went throughD  
I thought it was GHelen or Marie or whatever, giving me headD  
Until I rGealised it was this dude called Fred ... DHello 
And that was a Birmingham HGo
Hey, ho hey, hDo hey
And that was a Birmingham GHo
Hey, ho hey, ho heDy, ho hey 
Take it away now.. 
Em (Her kan du strengt tatt holde (Em) hele veien frem til refrenget,
men vers grepene funker også greit)
Hold on a minute, that's bullshit 
You told me it was a microphone 
And you wanted me to sing in it 
I have a lot of friends and I do lots of things for them 
I don't think it's me, I think it's you that have a problem 
So zip up and try to be a gentleman 
I have feelings too and I don't need you to hurt them 
So zip up and try to be a gentleman 
So zip up and try to be a gentleman 
[Chorus]
You don't Emhave to be gay to make a Dfriend feel good OCK 
No, you don't Amhave to be gay to make a Gfriend feel good OBmKC  
You don't Dhave to be gay to make a friend feel good OK 
You don't Emhave to be gay to make a Dfriend feel good OCK 
No, you don't Amhave to be gay to make a Gfriend feel good OBmKC  
You don't Dhave to be gay to make a friend feel good OK 
And that was a Birmingham HGo
Hey, ho hey, hDo hey
And that was a Birmingham GHo
Hey, ho hey, ho heDy, ho hey 

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The Birmingham Ho

by Morten Abel

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[Intro]

N.C

OK...Taxi!

[Verse]

I met this girl in a Birmingham taxi

I got it first, but she slipped in before me

Just as I was telling her, hey this is mine 'ho

She already told the cab driver where to go

Me I always show respect for the ladies

Bm C

I sat back and let her have it her way

So good lord sees me through darkness and light

I tell you what I remembered from that night

I'm hungry, do you fancy a little something to eat?

I can't go on forever on Cognac and weed

But she was already on the way down in the seat

I tried to stop her, or maybe I didn't

So there I was in a strange situation

Bm C

The chauffeur said I can drop you off at the station

I said no man, no don't

I tell you when to stop keep your eyes on the road

[Chorus]

Em D C

You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

Am G Bm C

No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

[Verse]

Em D

Two hours later, she was still at it

The driver had to refill gasoline and shit

Baby baby, introduce yourself. What's your name, girl?

My name is Fred. Fred? Fred, yeah

Bm C

Fred, a'what a'what did you say?

Now that put me back a bit 'cos I'm not gay

[Chorus]

Em D C

You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

Am G Bm C

No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

[Verse]

G D

So whatever kind of trouble you might get yourself into

G D

Just think of me that night and what I went through

G D

I thought it was Helen or Marie or whatever, giving me head

G D

Until I realised it was this dude called Fred ... Hello

And that was a Birmingham Ho

Hey, ho hey, ho hey

And that was a Birmingham Ho

Hey, ho hey, ho hey, ho hey

Take it away now..

Em (Her kan du strengt tatt holde (Em) hele veien frem til refrenget,

men vers grepene funker også greit)

Hold on a minute, that's bullshit

You told me it was a microphone

And you wanted me to sing in it

I have a lot of friends and I do lots of things for them

I don't think it's me, I think it's you that have a problem

So zip up and try to be a gentleman

I have feelings too and I don't need you to hurt them

So zip up and try to be a gentleman

[Chorus]

Em D C

You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

Am G Bm C

No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

Em D C

You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

Am G Bm C

No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

And that was a Birmingham Ho

Hey, ho hey, ho hey

And that was a Birmingham Ho

Hey, ho hey, ho hey, ho hey

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