Chords for Gram Parsons Tribute: "Boulder to Birmingham" Abby Owens & Vic Stanley
Tempo:
81.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Right here, Miss Abby Orchard is going to do this tune by Miss Emmylou Harris.
It is a tribute [A] to Graham in and of itself.
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[F#] [Bm] [C]
[G] [D]
[A] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[A] [C]
[G] I watched a [D] girl, I watched a [G] girl.
[A] [C] I saw [A] in the bosom [G] of Abraham, I would [D] hold my life in a [G] saving grace.
I would walk [C] on the way [G] from Boulder to Birmingham, [D] never thought I could see.
I could see your face.
Will you really [G] get me this time?
[Em] In the hardest part is [C] nowhere [G] I'll survive.
[A] I've come [D] to listen for the sound [Am] of the truck since they moved [C] in.
My [G] mind [C] defies this.
[A] [G] I can't [D] pretend it was the [A] ocean coming [C]
down to [G] wash me clean, to wash me [D] clean.
Baby, do you [G] know what I mean?
[A] I would [C] rock my soul in [G] the bosom of Abraham.
I would [D] hold my life in a [G] saving [A] grace.
I would walk [C] on the way from [G] Boulder to Birmingham, if I [D] thought I could see.
I could [G] see your face.
Lord, if I thought I [D] could see, just [C] see your [G]
face.
[Am] [N] [C]
[D] [N]
It is a tribute [A] to Graham in and of itself.
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[F#] [Bm] [C]
[G] [D]
[A] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[A] [C]
[G] I watched a [D] girl, I watched a [G] girl.
[A] [C] I saw [A] in the bosom [G] of Abraham, I would [D] hold my life in a [G] saving grace.
I would walk [C] on the way [G] from Boulder to Birmingham, [D] never thought I could see.
I could see your face.
Will you really [G] get me this time?
[Em] In the hardest part is [C] nowhere [G] I'll survive.
[A] I've come [D] to listen for the sound [Am] of the truck since they moved [C] in.
My [G] mind [C] defies this.
[A] [G] I can't [D] pretend it was the [A] ocean coming [C]
down to [G] wash me clean, to wash me [D] clean.
Baby, do you [G] know what I mean?
[A] I would [C] rock my soul in [G] the bosom of Abraham.
I would [D] hold my life in a [G] saving [A] grace.
I would walk [C] on the way from [G] Boulder to Birmingham, if I [D] thought I could see.
I could [G] see your face.
Lord, if I thought I [D] could see, just [C] see your [G]
face.
[Am] [N] [C]
[D] [N]
Key:
G
D
C
A
Em
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ Right here, Miss Abby Orchard is going to do this tune by Miss Emmylou Harris.
It is a tribute [A] to Graham in and of itself.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ I watched a [D] girl, _ I watched a [G] girl. _
[A] _ _ _ [C] I saw [A] in the bosom [G] of Abraham, _ I would [D] hold my life in a [G] saving grace.
_ I would walk [C] on the way [G] from Boulder to Birmingham, _ [D] never thought I could see. _
I could see your face. _ _ _ _
Will you really [G] get me this time? _ _
[Em] In the hardest part is [C] nowhere [G] I'll survive.
_ [A] I've come [D] to listen for the sound [Am] of the truck since they moved [C] in.
My [G] mind [C] defies this.
[A] _ [G] I can't [D] pretend it was the [A] ocean _ coming [C] _ _
_ down to [G] wash me clean, _ to wash me [D] clean.
_ Baby, do you [G] know what I mean?
[A] _ I would [C] rock my soul in [G] the bosom of Abraham.
_ I would [D] hold my life in a [G] saving [A] grace.
I would walk [C] on the way from [G] Boulder to Birmingham, if I [D] thought I could see.
_ I could [G] see your face.
Lord, if I thought I [D] could see, _ _ just [C] see your _ [G] _ _
face.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
It is a tribute [A] to Graham in and of itself.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ I watched a [D] girl, _ I watched a [G] girl. _
[A] _ _ _ [C] I saw [A] in the bosom [G] of Abraham, _ I would [D] hold my life in a [G] saving grace.
_ I would walk [C] on the way [G] from Boulder to Birmingham, _ [D] never thought I could see. _
I could see your face. _ _ _ _
Will you really [G] get me this time? _ _
[Em] In the hardest part is [C] nowhere [G] I'll survive.
_ [A] I've come [D] to listen for the sound [Am] of the truck since they moved [C] in.
My [G] mind [C] defies this.
[A] _ [G] I can't [D] pretend it was the [A] ocean _ coming [C] _ _
_ down to [G] wash me clean, _ to wash me [D] clean.
_ Baby, do you [G] know what I mean?
[A] _ I would [C] rock my soul in [G] the bosom of Abraham.
_ I would [D] hold my life in a [G] saving [A] grace.
I would walk [C] on the way from [G] Boulder to Birmingham, if I [D] thought I could see.
_ I could [G] see your face.
Lord, if I thought I [D] could see, _ _ just [C] see your _ [G] _ _
face.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _