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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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#
E
B
C#m
G
F#
E
B
[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] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [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] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _