Beckys Back In Birmingham
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Intro: G G/F# Em7 D C D G
[Verso 1]
G G/F# Em7 D
Round here it's the bills and the lack of jobs
C D G
That dominates our table talks
G G/F# Em7 D
But tonight as I buttered up my bread
C D G
Momma said, "guess who I saw at Walt's?"
G G/F# Em7 D
I heard her name, and I felt the pain
C D G
Of excitement and regret
G G/F# Em7 D
Just like that, in my mind,
C D G
I was twenty-one again
[Pré-Refrão]
Am D
I wonder if I'm the reason why
[Refrão]
G G/F# Em7
That Becky's back in Birmingham
C D G
I bet she never left
G Em7
I doubt this place is in my heart
C D Dsus4 D
That Becky never left
Am D
I wonder if she's hummin'
C C/B Am
Our old song "The Way I Am"
C D G
Now that Becky's back in Birmingham
[Verso 2]
G G/F# Em7 D
Yeah, I guess she never caught that dream
Cadd9 D G
That she left here to chase
G G/F# Em7 D
She's been burning wild through mine
Cadd9 D G
Like a can't-be-put-out flame
G G/F# Em7 D
Yeah, I wonder if she got rid of that ring
Cadd9 D G
Or does she have it still?
G G/F# Em7 D
Does she ever wish her "no" could have been "yes"?
Cadd9 D G
The way I always will
[Pré-Refrão]
Am D
I guess there's only one way to find out
[Refrão]
G G/F# Em7
While Becky's back in Birmingham
C D G
I bet she never guessed
G G/F# Em7
I doubt this place is in my heart
C D Dsus4 D
That Becky never left
Em7 D
I wonder if she's thinkin'
C C/B Am
The same thoughts that I am
C D G
Now that Becky's back in Birmingham
[Ponte]
C
Here I stand, reelin'
C
I got that first-time front-porch kiss stealin'
C D Dsus4 D
How fallin' feels while she looks into my eyes and smiles
Final
G G/F# Em7
Yeah, Becky's back in Birmingham
C D G
And a few will never guess
G G/F# Em7
Yeah, I made a mark on Becky's heart
C D Dsus4 D
That she can't quite forget
Em7 D
Yeah, things are back to being
C C/B Am
The way they always should have been
C D G
Now that Becky's back in Birmingham
Becky's back in Birmingham
How to play Beckys Back In Birmingham
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