Birmingham
Amanda Marshall
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G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| KEEP D PEATING THROUGH D7 AND C
Intro: D C D C D C
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
[Refrão]
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
[Próxima Parte]
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
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
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
[Refrão] (repetir)
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