Birmingham Blues Chords by Electric Light Orchestra

Tempo:
116 bpm
Chords used:

F#

E

B

C#m

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"Birmingham Blues" by Electric Light Orchestra chords
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[C]
[F]
[B]
[Bm]
[B]
[F#] I've been
[E]
[F#] across the [B] [Bm]
[B]
ocean to the south sea now, [F#] yeah.
I've traveled to the eastern west from miles and miles and miles [E] and I've been long gone.
[F#] Washed in the [G] burning blues.
[F#] [C#m]
Across [F#] [E] the [F#] world, [C#m]
we've come to [F#] find [C#m] these lonely [F#] places.
[C#m]
The [F#] big and sad [C#m] and the lonely.
[F#] [G] It's a dark little mountain but nice.
[B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] I would change the things that you all can't think.
But [F#] I just like that in the message of the streets you can't give [E] me a ticket.
[F#] [B] I've been through [Bm] the blues.
[B] I've been carrying the homies but it's too easy.
[F#] It can just be a revolution, put it on its feet [E] but it's a long long way.
[F#] I've been through the blues.
[G]
Across [F#] [C#m]
[F#] the world, [E] [F#] [C#m]
we've [F#] come to find these [E] lonely places.
[F#] [E]
The [F#] big and [C#m] sad and [G] the lonely.
It's a dark little mountain but nice.
[B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [B]
[F#]
[E]
[F#] [B] [Bm]
[B] I've gone and seen the world and all the folks around it.
We [F#] say you won't stay long, you've got the time of your life.
You [E] see me now I'm gone.
[F#] Before you get to [B] the rest of [G] the world.
[F#] [C#m] Across [F#] the world, [C#m] [F#] we've come to [E] find
[F#] [E] [F#] these lonely places.
[C#m] [F#]
But you know it [C#m] could be the [G] same.
But for a different kind.
[B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [Em] [F#] [C#m] [F#]
[E] [F#] [C#m] Big [F#] and lonely.
[E] [F#] [C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [G]
[F#] [C#m] Across [F#] the world.
[E] [F#] [E] Big [F#]
[C#m] places.
[F#] [E] With [F#] big sad.
[C#m] [F#] [G] But you know it's got a different name.
[F#] [C#m] [F#] [C#m] [F#] [C#m] [F#]
[E] [F#] [E] [F#]
[E] [F#] [G]
Key:  
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
G
2131
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
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To learn Electric Light Orchestra - Birmingham Blues chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F#, E, B, F#, E, F#, C#m and F#. Ease into the song by practicing at 58 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 116 BPM. With B Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] I've been _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ across the _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
ocean to the south sea now, [F#] yeah.
I've traveled to the eastern west from miles and miles and miles [E] and I've been long gone.
[F#] _ Washed in the [G] burning blues.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m]
Across [F#] _ _ [E] the [F#] world, _ [C#m]
we've come to [F#] find [C#m] these lonely _ [F#] places.
[C#m]
The [F#] big and sad [C#m] and the lonely.
[F#] [G] It's a dark little mountain but nice.
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] [B] I would change the things that you all can't think.
But [F#] I just like that in the message of the streets you can't give [E] me a ticket.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] I've been through [Bm] the blues.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] I've been carrying the homies but it's too easy.
[F#] It can just be a revolution, put it on its feet [E] but it's a long long way.
[F#] I've been through the blues.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Across _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _
[F#] the world, [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m]
we've [F#] come to find these [E] lonely places.
_ [F#] _ _ [E]
The [F#] big and [C#m] sad and [G] the lonely.
It's a dark little mountain but nice.
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] I've gone and seen the world and all the folks around it.
We [F#] say you won't stay long, you've got the time of your life.
You [E] see me now I'm gone.
[F#] Before you get to [B] the rest of [G] the world. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] Across [F#] the world, _ [C#m] _ [F#] we've come to [E] find _
[F#] _ _ [E] [F#] these lonely places.
[C#m] _ [F#]
But you know it [C#m] could be the [G] same.
But for a different kind.
[B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
[B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
[B] _ [F#] _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] Big [F#] and lonely.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] Across [F#] the world.
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] Big [F#] _
[C#m] places.
[F#] _ _ _ [E] With [F#] big sad.
[C#m] _ [F#] [G] But you know it's got a different name.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _

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