Electric Light Orchestra – Birmingham Blues (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Chords

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham Blues – Electric Light Orchestra --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Jeff Lynne From: "Out of the Blue" (1977) Tabbed by: maguri --------------------------------------------------------------------------- capo: 2nd fret play: A key: B For chords in original key, transpose this tab +2 to B. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]
| Gm | Eb/G |
 (freely)
| A | % | % | % | | A | % | % | % | [Verse 1]
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 2]
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 3]
  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 4]
   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 5]
     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)