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I changed some chords, and added the rhythm changes.
Standard Tuning. no capo.  sample chords:
       G320003
      Em022000
       Dxx0323
       Cx32010
[Verse 1]
               G|              |  |  | 
Delta Mama and a Nickajack Man.          Raised their  
                       Em|                |    |   |
Cumberland daughter in a   Tennessee band
                    D|             |
Played Springwater at Station Inn.  Could-
C                   |2/4    | Em  | 
n't play fast, could-n't fit  in.      Caught a 
[Verse 2]
           G|          |   |   |
'66 Dodge in Caroline.
                      Em|            |  |            |
Got her education on her mama's dime          She was 
                      D|            |   
singing in a bar called Comatose
C                    |2/4     | Em      |  
Halfway rusted on the   sal-ty  coast       Rock of A-
[Chorus]
      C|            G|   |
ges, cl-eave for me
        C|      G|       Em|     G|     
Let me hi- de mys-elf in Th-ee
           |       C|             Em|    
    Buried in  the  sand,    five hun-
         C|         G|      D|  G|  |  |  
   dred mi-les from B-irmingh-am               Well,
[Verse 3]
                     G|
Rockamount Cowboy in a rock and roll band, plugged his
                  |2/4      |Em       |     |
amplifier in all a-cross the land.        Ath-
                D|                   |
ens, Georgia on a Friday night;      s-
C                                  | 2/4    |Em      |        |
aw that little girl, well she could  sing al-right.      Spent
[Verse 4]
                    G|                  |
five years going from town to town, wait-
G                         |2/4   |Em     |     |
ing on that little girl to come a-round.     Ca-
                   D|                  |
ught in the arms of New York City,   to
C                   |2/4       | Em    |   
lose that gal seemed  terri-ble  pity.        Rock of A-
[Chorus]
      C|            G|   |
ges, cl-eave for me
        C|        G|       Em|     G|     
Let my he-art   for-get  of   Thee
          |       C|             Em|    
    Why do you  de-mand?        Cal-   
         C|         G|      D|  G|  |  |  |
   ling me     from B-irmingh-am              
[Bridge]
EmPulled her covered wagon off the B.Q.E.
Em                                  |2/4   |G
Said this'll be the last you'll ever see of me
EmWell the cowboy laughed said I know it's not true
Em                                      |2/4      | G
Cause there's nothing I could do to get loose from  you
[Verse 5]
GMade a little money playing in the bars
G                             |2/4    |Em
With two beat up drums and two old gui-tars
DFrom the Crescent City to the Great Salt Lake
C                           |2/4     | Em
It ain't what you got, it's  what you  make
[Solo]
G   Em   D   C    Em
[Verse 6]
When the Groad got rough and the wheels all broke
EmCouldn't take more then we could tow
DMaking something out of nothing with a scratcher and our hope
C                           |2/4        | Em    | 
With two old guitars like a shovel and a  rope.   Rock of A-
[Chorus]
      C|            G|   |
ges, cl-eave for me
        C|      G|       Em|     G|     
Let me hi- de mys-elf in Th-ee
          |  C|             Em|    
    Now I und-der-stand         On-   
         C|           G|       D|  G|  |  |  |
   bet-ter terms since B-irmingh-am

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Birmingham

by Shovels & Rope

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

I changed some chords, and added the rhythm changes.

Standard Tuning. no capo. sample chords:

320003

022000

xx0323

x32010

[Verse 1]

| | | |

Delta Mama and a Nickajack Man. Raised their

| | | |

Cumberland daughter in a Tennessee band

| |

Played Springwater at Station Inn. Could-

C |2/4 | Em |

n't play fast, could-n't fit in. Caught a

[Verse 2]

| | | |

'66 Dodge in Caroline.

| | | |

Got her education on her mama's dime She was

| |

singing in a bar called Comatose

C |2/4 | Em |

Halfway rusted on the sal-ty coast Rock of A-

[Chorus]

C G

| | |

ges, cl-eave for me

C G Em G

| | | |

Let me hi- de mys-elf in Th-ee

C Em

| | |

Buried in the sand, five hun-

C G D G

| | | | | |

dred mi-les from B-irmingh-am Well,

[Verse 3]

Rockamount Cowboy in a rock and roll band, plugged his

|2/4 |Em | |

amplifier in all a-cross the land. Ath-

| |

ens, Georgia on a Friday night; s-

C | 2/4 |Em | |

aw that little girl, well she could sing al-right. Spent

[Verse 4]

| |

five years going from town to town, wait-

G |2/4 |Em | |

ing on that little girl to come a-round. Ca-

| |

ught in the arms of New York City, to

C |2/4 | Em |

lose that gal seemed terri-ble pity. Rock of A-

[Chorus]

C G

| | |

ges, cl-eave for me

C G Em G

| | | |

Let my he-art for-get of Thee

C Em

| | |

Why do you de-mand? Cal-

C G D G

| | | | | | |

ling me from B-irmingh-am

[Bridge]

Pulled her covered wagon off the B.Q.E.

Em |2/4 |G

Said this'll be the last you'll ever see of me

Well the cowboy laughed said I know it's not true

Em |2/4 | G

Cause there's nothing I could do to get loose from you

[Verse 5]

Made a little money playing in the bars

G |2/4 |Em

With two beat up drums and two old gui-tars

From the Crescent City to the Great Salt Lake

C |2/4 | Em

It ain't what you got, it's what you make

[Solo]

G Em D C Em

[Verse 6]

When the road got rough and the wheels all broke

Couldn't take more then we could tow

Making something out of nothing with a scratcher and our hope

C |2/4 | Em |

With two old guitars like a shovel and a rope. Rock of A-

[Chorus]

C G

| | |

ges, cl-eave for me

C G Em G

| | | |

Let me hi- de mys-elf in Th-ee

C Em

| | |

Now I und-der-stand On-

C G D G

| | | | | | |

bet-ter terms since B-irmingh-am

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