Paint me a Birmingham Capo 4th fret He was sitting there his brush in hand Painting waves as they dance upon the sand With every stroke he brought to life The deep blue of the ocean against the morning sky I asked him if he only painted ocean scenes He said for twenty dollars, I'll paint you anything Could you paint me a Birmingham? Make it look just the way I plan A little house on the edge of town Porch goin' all the way around Put her there on the front yard swing Cotton dress, make it early spring For awhile she'll be mine aga---in If you could paint me a Birmingham He looked at me, with knowing eyes And took a canvas from a bag there by his side Picked up a brush and said to me Son just where in this picture would you like to be? I asked him if there's anyway you can Could you paint me back into her arms again? Could you paint me a Birmingham? Make it look just the way I plan A little house on the edge of town Porch goin' all the way around Put her there on the front yard swing Cotton dress, make it early spring For awhile she'll be mine aga---in If you could paint me a Birmingham C#Min Paint me a Birmingham Make it look just the way I plan F#Min A little house on the edge of town Porch goin all the way around Put her there in the front yard swing Min Cotten dress make in early spring Min For a while she'll be mine aga--in If you could paint me a Birmingham