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Birmingham Blues – Electric Light Orchestra
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Electric Light Orchestra
Birmingham Blues (1977)
(Lynne)
From: "Out of the Blue"
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capo: 2nd fret
play: A
key: B
For original chords transpose this tab +2 to B.
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CHORDS
INTRO
E-A-D-G-B-e
Gm 3-5-5-3-3-3
Eb/G 3-6-5-3-4-3
INTERLUDE
E-A-D-G-B-e
A x-x-x-6-5-5
E x-x-x-4-5-4
D x-x-x-2-3-3
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INTRO
| Gm | Eb/G |
(freely)
| A | % | % | % |
| A | % | % | % |
VERSE
A
Working on the road across this great big world
E7
I've been rolling like a stone, I never get back home
D7
Yes, I've been long-gone
E7 A
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
VERSE
A
Been across the ocean to the south sea isles
E7
Yeah, I travelled to the east and west for mile and miles and miles
D7
And I've been long-gone
E7 F
And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
CHORUS
E
Across the world I've seen
E
People and places
E
Could be the same
F
But with a different name
INTERLUDE
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D
VERSE
A
I wouldn't change the things I do for anything
E7
But I'd just like to hear the message of the streets again
D7
Give me a ticket
E7 F
Cause boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
VERSE
A
It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet
E7
Industrial Revolution put it on its feet
D7
But it's a long, long way
E7 F
Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
CHORUS
E
Across the world I've seen
E
People and places
E
Could be the same
F
But with a different name
INTERLUDE
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D
SOLO
| A | % | E7 | % | D7 | E7 | B |
VERSE
A
I'll go and stay awhile and all the folks I meet
E7
They'll say "You won't stay long, you got them travelling feet
D7
You'll soon be long-gone
E7 F
'Cos boy, you got the rest of the world blues!"
CHORUS
E
Across the world I've seen
E
People and places
E
Could be the same
F
But with a different name
INTERLUDE
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D
CHORUS
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh (across the world)
E
People and places
E
Oooh, ooh (everywhere I’ve been)
F
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la la, la
CHORUS
E
Across the world I've seen
E
People and places
E
Could be the same
F
But you know it’s got a different name
CHORUS
E
Ooh, ooh, ooh (across the world)
E
People and places
E
Oooh, ooh (everywhere I’ve been)
F
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la la, la
(fade over last chorus)
