Chords for Electric Light Orchestra - Birmingham Blues (Audio)

Tempo:
116.55 bpm
Chords used:

F#

E

B

C#m

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Electric Light Orchestra - Birmingham Blues (Audio) chords
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[Am]
[F]
[B]
[Bm]
[B] I've been on the road across this crazy world, yeah.
[F#] I've been rolling like a stone, I'll never get back home.
It's [E] happened long ago.
[F#] Oh, I've been to Birmingham, [B] [Bm]
I've [B] been across the ocean to the South Sea Isles, [C#] yeah.
[F#] I've travelled to the East, the West, from Iceland, West Ham, I've been [E] home.
Go [F#] on, boy, I got the Birmingham [G] blues.
[F#] [C#m]
Across [F#] [E] the [F#] world,
[E] people [F#] in places, [E] [F#]
[C#m] but [F#] inside, [C#m] [F#] [G]
we're a little bit different, mate.
[B]
[F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] I wouldn't change a thing that you call anything, but [F#] I'd just like to hear the message of the streets again.
Give [E] me a ticket, [F#] boy, I got [B] the [Bm] blues.
[B] Birmingham, the holy birds, you needn't see.
[F#] Industry, a revolution, put it on the street, [E] but it's a long, long way.
[F#] [G]
Birmingham, [F#]
[C#m] the [F#] past, the world, [E] I've [F#] travelled [C#m] to.
People in [F#] [E] places, but [F#]
[E] [F#] inside, [C#m] [G]
we're a little bit different, mate.
[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 go and stay away, none of the folks like me.
They [F#] say, you poor, stay down, you got the travelling fee.
You [E] soon be like Ongo, [F#] you got the [G] wrestling wheel.
[F#]
[E] Across the [F#] [C#m] [F#] world, people [C#m] in [F#] places, [C#m] but [F#] inside, we're a little bit different, [C#m] mate.
[F#] I don't know if [C#m] we're pretty the [G] same, but still, I'd prefer a chain.
[B]
[F#] [E] [B] [E] [B]
[F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [F#] [Em] [F#] [C#m]
[F#] [E] [F#] People [C#m]
[F#] in [E] places, [F#] but inside, [C#m]
[F#] [C#m] [F#] [G]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] we're a little bit different, [E] mate.
People in [F#] [E] places, [F#] but [E]
[F#] inside, [E] [F#] but [G] 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, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F#, E, B, F#, E, F#, C#m and F# of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 58 BPM before aiming for the song's 117 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: B Minor.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] I've been on the road across this crazy world, yeah.
[F#] I've been rolling like a stone, I'll never get back home.
It's [E] happened long ago.
[F#] Oh, I've been to Birmingham, [B] _ _ [Bm] _
I've _ _ _ [B] been across the ocean to the South Sea Isles, [C#] yeah.
[F#] I've travelled to the East, the West, from Iceland, West Ham, I've been [E] home.
Go [F#] on, boy, I got the Birmingham [G] blues.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m]
Across _ [F#] _ [E] the [F#] world, _
[E] people [F#] in places, [E] _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#m] but [F#] inside, _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [G] _
we're a little bit different, mate.
[B] _ _
[F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] [B] I wouldn't change a thing that you call anything, but [F#] I'd just like to hear the message of the streets again.
Give [E] me a ticket, _ _ [F#] boy, I got [B] the [Bm] blues.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Birmingham, the holy birds, you needn't see.
_ [F#] Industry, a revolution, put it on the street, [E] but it's a long, long way.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Birmingham, _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#m] the [F#] past, the world, [E] I've [F#] travelled _ [C#m] to.
People in [F#] [E] places, but [F#] _ _
[E] _ [F#] inside, _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _
we're a little bit different, mate.
[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 go and stay away, none of the folks like me.
They [F#] say, you poor, stay down, you got the travelling fee.
You [E] soon be like Ongo, _ [F#] you got the [G] wrestling wheel.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] Across the [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ [F#] world, people [C#m] in [F#] places, [C#m] but [F#] inside, we're a little bit different, [C#m] mate.
[F#] I don't know if [C#m] we're pretty the [G] same, but still, I'd prefer a chain.
[B] _ _
[F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ [E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ [E] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ [F#] _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] People _ [C#m] _
_ [F#] in [E] places, [F#] but inside, _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _
_ [F#] we're _ a little bit different, [E] mate.
People in [F#] [E] places, [F#] but _ [E] _
_ [F#] inside, [E] _ [F#] but [G] 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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