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Barbara Dickson - Boulder To Birmingham
## NOTE 1: ~   = Bass Walk-Down from  Gto  Em##
## NOTE 1: ~ ~ = Walk-Down from  Cto        G##
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[CHORUS:]
GI would rock my sCoul in the bosom of GAbraham 
I would hold my lDife in his saving Ggrace
I would walk aCll the way from Boulder to GBirmingham 
If I thought I could Dsee, if I could see your GfaceD  
[VERSE 1:] 
N.C.                                G~ Em  
I don't want to hear your love song 
I got on this aCirplane just to flGy 
And I Dknow there's life below me
But all that you can shCow me 
     ~       ~          G   C   G  C  
Is a prairie and the sky 
[VERSE 2:] 
N.C.                                 G~ Em  
And I don't want to hear a sad story 
Full of Cheartbreak and desGire 
The last Dtime I felt like this 
I was in the wilderCness
        ~       ~          G   C   G  C  
And the canyon was on fire 
[PRE-CHORUS:]
And EmI stood on the mounAtainD  C  
In the night and I watched it Gburn 
I watched it Dburn
I watched it Gburn
[CHORUS:]
I would rock my Csoul in the bosom of GAbraham 
I would hold my Dlife in his saving Ggrace
I would walk aCll the way from Boulder to GBirmingham 
If I thought I could Dsee, if I could see your GfaceD  
[VERSE 3:] 
N.C.                              G~
Well, you really got me this time 
And the Emhardest part is knCowing I'll surGvive
I have come to Dlisten for the sound 
Of the trucks as they roll Cdown 
       ~      ~      G   C   G  C  
Out on ninety-five__
[PRE-CHORUS:]
I preEmtend that it's the oAcean D  C  
Coming down to wash me Gclean
To wash me clDean 
Baby, do you know what I Gmean 
[CHORUS:]
I would rock my Csoul in the bosom of GAbraham 
I would hold my Dlife in his saving Ggrace
I would walk aCll the way from Boulder to GBirmingham 
If I thought I could Dsee, if I could see your GfaceD  
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   D     G~   Em    C      G      D   C~ ~    G  D  
[PRE-CHORUS:]
I preEmtend that it's the oAcean D  C  
Coming down to wash me Gclean
To wash me clDean 
Baby, do you know what I Gmean 
[CHORUS:]
I would rock my Csoul in the bosom of GAbraham 
I would hold my Dlife in his saving Ggrace
I would walk aCll the way from Boulder to GBirmingham 
If I thought I could Dsee, if I could see your Gface
If I thought I could Dsee, if I could see your GfaceD  

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Boulder To Birmingham

by Barbara Dickson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Barbara Dickson - Boulder To Birmingham

G Em

## NOTE 1: ~ = Bass Walk-Down from to ##

C G

## NOTE 1: ~ ~ = Walk-Down from to ##

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[CHORUS:]

G C G

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham

D G

I would hold my life in his saving grace

C G

I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham

D G D

If I thought I could see, if I could see your face

[VERSE 1:]

G Em

N.C. ~

I don't want to hear your love song

C G

I got on this airplane just to fly

And I know there's life below me

But all that you can show me

G C G C

~ ~

Is a prairie and the sky

[VERSE 2:]

G Em

N.C. ~

And I don't want to hear a sad story

C G

Full of heartbreak and desire

The last time I felt like this

I was in the wilderness

G C G C

~ ~

And the canyon was on fire

[PRE-CHORUS:]

Em A D C

And I stood on the mountain

In the night and I watched it burn

I watched it burn

[CHORUS:]

C G

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham

D G

I would hold my life in his saving grace

C G

I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham

D G D

If I thought I could see, if I could see your face

[VERSE 3:]

N.C. ~

Well, you really got me this time

Em C G

And the hardest part is knowing I'll survive

I have come to listen for the sound

Of the trucks as they roll down

G C G C

~ ~

Out on ninety-five__

[PRE-CHORUS:]

Em A D C

I pretend that it's the ocean

Coming down to wash me clean

To wash me clean

Baby, do you know what I mean

[CHORUS:]

C G

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham

D G

I would hold my life in his saving grace

C G

I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham

D G D

If I thought I could see, if I could see your face

D G Em C G D C G D

[INSTRUMENTAL:] ~ ~ ~

[PRE-CHORUS:]

Em A D C

I pretend that it's the ocean

Coming down to wash me clean

To wash me clean

Baby, do you know what I mean

[CHORUS:]

C G

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham

D G

I would hold my life in his saving grace

C G

I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham

D G

If I thought I could see, if I could see your face

D G D

If I thought I could see, if I could see your face

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