Birmingham — Shovels & Rope
Chords and lyrics for Birmingham by Shovels & Rope (key of G).
Verse 1
[G]Delta Mama and a Nickajack Man
[Em]Raised their Cumberland daughters in a Tennessee band
[D]Played Springwater at Station Inn
[C]Couldn't play fast, couldn't fit [Em]in
[G]Caught a '66 Dodge in Caroline
[Em]Got her education on her mama's dime
[D]She was singing in a bar called Comatose
[C]Halfway rusted on the salty [Em]coast
Chorus
[C]Rock of Ages, [G]cleave for me
[C]Let me [G]hide [Em]myself in [G]Thee
[G]Buried [C]in the [Em]sand
[C]Five hundred [G]miles from [D][G]Birmingham
Verse 2
[G]Rockamount Cowboy in a rock and roll band
[G]Plugged his amplifier in all across the [Em]land
[D]Athens, Georgia on a friday night
[C]Saw that little girl, she could sing [Em]alright
[G]Spent five years going from town to town
[G]Waiting on that little girl to come [Em]around
[D]Caught in the arms of New York City
[C]To lose that gal seemed terrible [Em]pity
Chorus
[C]Rock of Ages, [G]cleave for me
[C]Let my [G]heart [Em]forget a [G]beat
[G]Why do [C]you [Em]demand
[C]Calling [G]me from [D][G]Birmingham
Verse 3
[Em]Pulled her covered wagon off the BQE
[Em]Said this'll be the last you'll ever see of [G]me
[Em]Well the cowboy laughed said I know it's not true
[Em]Cause there's nothing I could do to get loose from [G]you
[G]Made a little money playing in the bars
[G]With two beat up drums and two old [Em]guitars
[D]From the Crescent City to the Great Salt Lake
[C]It ain't what you got, it's what you [Em]make
Instrumental
[G] [Em] [D] [C] [Em]
Bridge
[G]When the road got rough and the wheels all broke
[Em]Couldn't take more then we could tow
[D]Making something out of nothing with a scratcher and our hope
[C]With two old guitars like a shovel and a [G]rope
Chorus
[C]Rock of Ages, [G]cleave for me
[C]Let me [G]hide [Em]myself in [G]Thee
[G]Now I [C][Em]understand
[C]On better [G]terms since [D][G]Birmingham
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