Birmingham Blues Chords by Electric Light Orchestra
Tempo:
116.15 bpm
Chords used:
F#
E
B
C#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[F]
[B]
[Bm]
[B] I've been
[Fm] [F#] rolling like a stone I never get back home
[E] It's happened long ago [F#] Oh, I've been to [B] Birmingham
[Bm]
I've [B] been across the ocean to the South Seattle
[F#] I've traveled through the East and West for miles and miles and miles
And [E] I've been long [C#] gone [F#] Birmingham [G] blues
[F#] [C#m]
Across [F#] the world, [E] across the [F#] world
[C#m]
We [F#] follow the place [C#m] called [F#] paradise
[C#m]
That [F#] place inside [E] our [F#] heart
[G] That place is a different thing
[B] [F#]
[E] [B] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] Oh, we'll change the things that you call anything
But [F#] I just like to hear the message out the streets again
Give [E] me a tin of beer
[F#] Oh, I've been long [B] gone [Bm]
Birmingham [B] blues
I've been to China, Holland, Burma, Chile and Z
[F#] And there's been a revolution, put it on repeat
[E] But it's a long, long way [F#] to go
I've been to [G] Birmingham blues
[F#] [C#m]
Across [F#] the world, [E] across [F#] the world
[C#m]
We follow [F#] the place [E] called [F#] paradise
[E] That [F#] place inside [C#m] our heart
[G] That place is a different [B] thing
[F#]
[E] [B] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [B]
[F#]
[E]
[G] [F#] [B] [Bm]
[B] I go and see you when I'm not a foster
I mean, they say [F#] you watch their love
You got their traveling feet
You swing [E] me along, go on
[F#] Oh, you got the [B] rest of the [G] world
[F#] [E] Across [F#] the world, [C#m] across the world
[F#] I see [E] my [F#] paradise
[C#m] People [F#] [E] who play the same
[F#] But you know [C#m] it could be the [G] same
But then I'd never have played
[B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [Em] [F#] [C#m]
[F#] People [E] who play [F#] the [C#m] same
People [F#] who [E] play the same [F#] Paradise
[C#m]
[F#] [C#m] Across [F#] [G]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] the [E] world, I see [F#] my [E] paradise
People [F#] who [E] play the same
[F#] But [E] this [F#] [C#m] time, [F#] I [G] know it's gonna never end
[F#] [C#m] [F#] [E] [F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [E] [F#] [G]
[F]
[B]
[Bm]
[B] I've been
[Fm] [F#] rolling like a stone I never get back home
[E] It's happened long ago [F#] Oh, I've been to [B] Birmingham
[Bm]
I've [B] been across the ocean to the South Seattle
[F#] I've traveled through the East and West for miles and miles and miles
And [E] I've been long [C#] gone [F#] Birmingham [G] blues
[F#] [C#m]
Across [F#] the world, [E] across the [F#] world
[C#m]
We [F#] follow the place [C#m] called [F#] paradise
[C#m]
That [F#] place inside [E] our [F#] heart
[G] That place is a different thing
[B] [F#]
[E] [B] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] Oh, we'll change the things that you call anything
But [F#] I just like to hear the message out the streets again
Give [E] me a tin of beer
[F#] Oh, I've been long [B] gone [Bm]
Birmingham [B] blues
I've been to China, Holland, Burma, Chile and Z
[F#] And there's been a revolution, put it on repeat
[E] But it's a long, long way [F#] to go
I've been to [G] Birmingham blues
[F#] [C#m]
Across [F#] the world, [E] across [F#] the world
[C#m]
We follow [F#] the place [E] called [F#] paradise
[E] That [F#] place inside [C#m] our heart
[G] That place is a different [B] thing
[F#]
[E] [B] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [B]
[F#]
[E]
[G] [F#] [B] [Bm]
[B] I go and see you when I'm not a foster
I mean, they say [F#] you watch their love
You got their traveling feet
You swing [E] me along, go on
[F#] Oh, you got the [B] rest of the [G] world
[F#] [E] Across [F#] the world, [C#m] across the world
[F#] I see [E] my [F#] paradise
[C#m] People [F#] [E] who play the same
[F#] But you know [C#m] it could be the [G] same
But then I'd never have played
[B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E]
[B] [F#] [Em] [F#] [C#m]
[F#] People [E] who play [F#] the [C#m] same
People [F#] who [E] play the same [F#] Paradise
[C#m]
[F#] [C#m] Across [F#] [G]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] the [E] world, I see [F#] my [E] paradise
People [F#] who [E] play the same
[F#] But [E] this [F#] [C#m] time, [F#] I [G] know it's gonna never end
[F#] [C#m] [F#] [E] [F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [E] [F#] [G]
Key:
F#
E
B
C#m
G
F#
E
B
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] I've been _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] [F#] rolling like a stone I never get back home
[E] It's happened long ago [F#] Oh, I've been to [B] Birmingham
_ _ [Bm] _
I've _ _ _ [B] been across the ocean to the South Seattle
_ [F#] I've traveled through the East and West for miles and miles and miles
And [E] I've been long [C#] gone [F#] Birmingham _ _ [G] blues _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m]
Across [F#] the world, [E] across the [F#] world
_ [C#m]
We [F#] follow the place [C#m] called [F#] paradise
_ [C#m]
That [F#] place inside [E] our [F#] heart
[G] _ That place is a different thing
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] [B] Oh, we'll change the things that you call anything
But [F#] I just like to hear the message out the streets again
Give [E] me a tin of beer
_ [F#] Oh, I've been long [B] gone _ [Bm]
Birmingham _ _ _ [B] blues
I've been to China, Holland, Burma, Chile and Z
[F#] And there's been a revolution, put it on repeat
[E] But it's a long, long way [F#] to go
I've been to [G] Birmingham blues
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m]
Across [F#] the world, [E] across [F#] the world
_ _ [C#m]
We follow [F#] the place [E] called [F#] paradise
[E] That [F#] place inside [C#m] our heart
[G] That place is a _ different _ [B] thing
_ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [B] I go and see you when I'm not a foster
I mean, they say [F#] you watch their love
You got their traveling feet
You swing [E] me along, go on
[F#] Oh, you got the [B] rest of the [G] world _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] Across [F#] the world, [C#m] across the world
[F#] I see [E] my [F#] paradise
[C#m] People [F#] _ _ [E] who play the same
[F#] But you know [C#m] it could be the [G] same
But then I'd never have played
[B] _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [Em] _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] People [E] who play [F#] the [C#m] same
People [F#] who [E] play the same [F#] Paradise
[C#m] _ _ _
[F#] [C#m] Across _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] the [E] world, I see [F#] my [E] paradise
People [F#] who [E] play the same
[F#] But _ [E] _ this [F#] _ [C#m] time, [F#] I [G] know it's gonna never end
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] I've been _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] [F#] rolling like a stone I never get back home
[E] It's happened long ago [F#] Oh, I've been to [B] Birmingham
_ _ [Bm] _
I've _ _ _ [B] been across the ocean to the South Seattle
_ [F#] I've traveled through the East and West for miles and miles and miles
And [E] I've been long [C#] gone [F#] Birmingham _ _ [G] blues _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m]
Across [F#] the world, [E] across the [F#] world
_ [C#m]
We [F#] follow the place [C#m] called [F#] paradise
_ [C#m]
That [F#] place inside [E] our [F#] heart
[G] _ That place is a different thing
[B] _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] [B] Oh, we'll change the things that you call anything
But [F#] I just like to hear the message out the streets again
Give [E] me a tin of beer
_ [F#] Oh, I've been long [B] gone _ [Bm]
Birmingham _ _ _ [B] blues
I've been to China, Holland, Burma, Chile and Z
[F#] And there's been a revolution, put it on repeat
[E] But it's a long, long way [F#] to go
I've been to [G] Birmingham blues
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m]
Across [F#] the world, [E] across [F#] the world
_ _ [C#m]
We follow [F#] the place [E] called [F#] paradise
[E] That [F#] place inside [C#m] our heart
[G] That place is a _ different _ [B] thing
_ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
[E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [B] I go and see you when I'm not a foster
I mean, they say [F#] you watch their love
You got their traveling feet
You swing [E] me along, go on
[F#] Oh, you got the [B] rest of the [G] world _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] Across [F#] the world, [C#m] across the world
[F#] I see [E] my [F#] paradise
[C#m] People [F#] _ _ [E] who play the same
[F#] But you know [C#m] it could be the [G] same
But then I'd never have played
[B] _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [Em] _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] People [E] who play [F#] the [C#m] same
People [F#] who [E] play the same [F#] Paradise
[C#m] _ _ _
[F#] [C#m] Across _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] the [E] world, I see [F#] my [E] paradise
People [F#] who [E] play the same
[F#] But _ [E] _ this [F#] _ [C#m] time, [F#] I [G] know it's gonna never end
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _