Breakfast In Birmingham
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: FCapotraste:
3rd traste
As recorded by Tanya Tucker feat. Brandi Carlile
(From the 2023 Album SWEET WESTERN SOUND)
Capo 3rd fret
[Intro]
D G Bm G A
[Verse 1]
D
Just a little static
G
Breakin’ up the Beatles
D
AM wakeup Tuesday mornin’ tunes
A D
It’s a turquoise-blue good mornin’
G
With the copper eagle flying’
D
Whippin’ through the plains
A D
North across the motel-rendezvous
[Verse 2]
D
You know me, I’m still a-movin’
G
Just as slow as ol’ molasses
D A
Bacon cooked up good and crisp for gone
D
Moved in to Alabama
G
In a purple Firebird
D
Looking for some love
A D
Looking for the words to write a song
[Chorus]
A
As cheap as gas is here
G
I will look beyond my longing
Bm G A
The extra dollar doesn’t mean a damn
A
If I get clear of Jasper
G
And all this dixie thunder
D A D
I’ll get breakfast with brown eyes in Birmingham
[Interlude]
Bm G A
[Verse 3]
D
Hippies on the shoulder
G
Yeah, they’re at a place hearabouts
D A
They’re tie-dyed and golden-haired and free
D
All the motorcycle cowboys
G
Highway two-sixty-nine’ers
D
Pullin’ up the shades
A D
And shuttin’ down the rebel history
[Verse 4]
D
Oh me, I’m still a-blowin’
G
Through the same old C-sharp harp
D A
Old hymns and Arthur Alexander songs
D
Jakey Hess is up in Heaven
G
Together they’ll both be singin’
D
Singin’ with the Lord above you
A D
Best be movin’ on
[Chorus]
A
As cheap as gas is here
G
I will look beyond my longing
Bm G A
The extra dollar doesn’t mean a damn
A
If I get clear of Jasper
G
And all this dixie thunder
D A D
I’ll get breakfast with brown eyes in Birmingham
A
As cheap as gas is here
G
I will look beyond my longing
Bm G A
The extra dollar doesn’t mean a damn
A
If I get clear of Jasper
G
And all this dixie thunder
D A D
I’ll get breakfast with brown eyes in Birmingham
[Outro]
A Bm
I’ll get breakfast with brown eyes in Birmingham
D A G
I’ll get breakfast with brown eyes in Birmingham
D
Oh, Birmingham
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