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Amanda Marshall - Birmigham
Added by Mikhailo
Added by Grant Lucas
   1+2+1+2+1+2+1+2+1+2+1+2+1+2+1+2+
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| KEEP REPEATING THROUGH D7 AND C
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--X---------------X--------------|
Intro:  D   C   D   C   D  C  
D7Virgil Spencer's got a Cnineteen-inch Hitachi
D7And many demons lCingering
D7Friday night he pulled a C7gun to change the channel
D7Something that he picked up fCrom the King
His C9wife remembers well the man she Dknew
C9Seems the dreams she had have Bm7all turned black and blue
She's Am7wasted G(add2)years
No Ftime for Em7tears
Cause there's Danother Am7chance and a G/Csomeday Dsoon
SAm7hining like the ACmaj7labama - mDoon
She's looking Am7for her G/Cpromised Dland
Out Am7beyond the lights ofD7  C  
BirmingD7hamC  
D7It's three a.m. and Virgil's paCssed out on the sofa
DA fifth of Jim Beam on Cthe floor
D7She's packed a bag she slips the Ckeys out of his pocket
DShe's careful not to Cslam the door
And C9as she drives she rubs her Drosary
She's C9never been so all alone she's Bm7never felt so free
She's got Am7miles to G(add2)go
Blind Ffaith and Em7hope
Cause there's Danother Am7chance and a G/Csomeday Dsoon
Shining Am7like the Cmaj7Alabama - Dmoon
She's looking Am7for her G/Cpromised Dland
Out Am7beyond the lights ofD7  C  
BirmingD7hamC  D7  C  D7  C  
As the rain C9falls down upon the inter - Dstate
C9Any doubts she had are Bm7all but washed away
One Am7long look G(add2)back
FAt Birming - Em7ham
Cause there's Danother Am7chance and a Csomeday Dsoon
Shining Am7like the AlaCmaj7bama - Dmoon
She's looking Am7for her Cpromised Dland
Out Am7beyond the lights ofD7  C  
BirmingD7hamC  D7  C  D7  C  

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Birmingham

by Amanda Marshall

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Am7

G(add2)

Em7

G/C

Cmaj7

Amanda Marshall - Birmigham

Added by Mikhailo

Added by Grant Lucas

1+2+1+2+1+2+1+2+1+2+1+2+1+2+1+2+

E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

B|-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-|

G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| KEEP REPEATING THROUGH D7 AND C

D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|--X---------------X--------------|

D C D C D C

Intro:

D7 C

Virgil Spencer's got a nineteen-inch Hitachi

D7 C

And many demons lingering

D7 C7

Friday night he pulled a gun to change the channel

D7 C

Something that he picked up from the King

C9 D

His wife remembers well the man she knew

C9 Bm7

Seems the dreams she had have all turned black and blue

Am7 G(add2)

She's wasted years

F Em7

No time for tears

D Am7 G/C D

Cause there's another chance and a someday soon

Am7 Cmaj7 D

Shining like the Alabama - moon

Am7 G/C D

She's looking for her promised land

Am7 D7 C

Out beyond the lights of

D7 C

Birmingham

D7 C

It's three a.m. and Virgil's passed out on the sofa

D C

A fifth of Jim Beam on the floor

D7 C

She's packed a bag she slips the keys out of his pocket

D C

She's careful not to slam the door

C9 D

And as she drives she rubs her rosary

C9 Bm7

She's never been so all alone she's never felt so free

Am7 G(add2)

She's got miles to go

F Em7

Blind faith and hope

D Am7 G/C D

Cause there's another chance and a someday soon

Am7 Cmaj7 D

Shining like the Alabama - moon

Am7 G/C D

She's looking for her promised land

Am7 D7 C

Out beyond the lights of

D7 C D7 C D7 C

Birmingham

C9 D

As the rain falls down upon the inter - state

C9 Bm7

Any doubts she had are all but washed away

Am7 G(add2)

One long look back

F Em7

At Birming - ham

D Am7 C D

Cause there's another chance and a someday soon

Am7 Cmaj7 D

Shining like the Alabama - moon

Am7 C D

She's looking for her promised land

Am7 D7 C

Out beyond the lights of

D7 C D7 C D7 C

Birmingham

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