Marshall, amanda birmingham(v1) chords

Birmingham        Amanda Marshall

Unplugged version 

Chord chart provided at bottom

Intro: 2 measures each cord (4/4)
Am7                Dsus2                Am7                Dsus2
Am7
Virgil Spence has got a nineteen inch Hitachi
Dsus2
And many demon’s lingering
Am7
Friday night he pulled a gun to change the channel
Dsus2
Something that he picked up from the King
C6                                  D 
His wife remembers well the man she knew
C add 9                       Bm7
Seems the dreams she had have all turned black and blue, 
      Am7    G add 9
she's wasted years No
F        Em
time for tears 
               D       Am7        G add9  D
'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
D       Am7         G      D
Shining like the Alabama   moon     
      D       Am7     G add9     D
She's looking for the promise    land
D     Am7                 G add 9
Out beyond the lights of ...............
          D
Birmingham
Am7
It's three a.m. and Virgil's passed out on the sofa
Dsus2
a fifth of Jim Beam on the floor
Am7
She's packed her bags, she slips the key out of his pocket
Dsus2
she's careful not to slam the door
    C6                              D
and as she drives she rubs her rosary
      C add 9                      Bm7
she's never been so all alone, she never felt so free 
          A7       G add 9
she's got miles to go
    F         Em
got faith and hope
               D        Am7       G add 9  D
'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
D       Am7         G      D
Shining like the Alabama   moon     
      D       Am7     G add 9    D
She's looking for the promise    land
D      Am7                        G add 9
Out beyond the lights of ...............
          Dsus2         G add 9        Dsus2
Birmingham
            C6                            D    
And as the rain falls down upon the interstate
C add 9                Bm7
Any doubts she had are all but washed away
     
     A7       G add 9 
One long look back 

      F        Em     
At   Bir.ming..ham... 
               D       Am7        G add 9   D
'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
D        Am7        G      D
Shining like the Alabama   moon     
      D        Am7    G add 9    D
She's looking for the promise    land
D      Am7               G        D
Out beyond the lights of Birmingham
               D       Am7        G add 9 D
'Cause there's another chance and someday soon
D         Am7        G     D
Shining like the Alabama   moon     
        D     Am7     G add 9    D
She's looking for the promise    land
D      Am7                   G add 9
Out beyond the lights of            yeah…yeah
D                          C            D              C                   D
Birmingham.......                Birmingham                         yeah-a-yeah
C                   D   
Oooohhh  whoa  baby  
        Am7                Dsus2
Yeah some day soon….. baby some day soon
    Am7                      Dsus2
Hey Some day soon….. hey hey yeah
                 Am7                    Dsus2
We gonna keep on drivin’……gonna keep on drivin’ baby yeah

 [repeat and fade]


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  Am7    Dsus2       C6      C add 9    Bm7     G add 9

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D|-2------------------2---------2--------4--------------l
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