...BIRMINGHAM... by Randy Newman ----------------................ *from 'Good Old Boys' (1974)* *CAPO 4th FRET* (Original Key: ) Intro: , , , Verse 1: Got a wife, got a family, Earn my livin' with my hand. I'm a roller, in a steel mill, In down-town Birming-ham. Verse 2: My daddy, was a barber, And a most un-sightly man. He was born in In Tusca-loosa, But he died right here in Birming-ham. Chorus 1: Birmingham, Birmingham, The greatest city in Ala-bam'. You can travel 'cross this en-tire land, But there ain't no place like Birming-ham. Interlude: , , , , Bridge 1: Wife's named Mary, but she's called Marie, We live in a three room house with a pepper tree. I work all day in the factory; That's al-right with me. Verse 4: Got a big black dog, whose name is Dan, Lives in my backyard, in Birmingham. He's the meanest dog in Alabam'; Get 'em Dan! Chorus 2: Birmingham, Birmingham, The greatest city in Ala-bam'. You can travel 'cross this en-tire land, But there ain't no place like Birming-ham. Outro: , , , , CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 323000 133211 320003 323200 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32310 x02010 xx0212 x02210 020100