Zach Bryan – Birmingham (Guitar)

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G 355433 Csus2 x35533 [Intro] Em G Csus2 G (x2) [Verse 1]
        Em              G
Well, I killed a man in Birmingham

 Csus2              G
I hit him with a tire iron

   Em                 G                 Csus2    G
He did not move and I do not give a damn

          Em
I've been working here

       G
Like a slavin' mule

Csus2             G
Sucking the earth dry of crude

Em            G                Csus2     G
Looking for a way out of it all

Em
Cops are coming

      G
I can feel 'em here

   Csus2                 G
My back is crawling with standing hair

Em               G                  Csus2     G
Wouldn't mind to see a few pigs fall
[Chorus]
           Em          G
So take me down to the river

   Csus2            G
My blood all on the floor

Em                          G
Cause I don't know if I can carry this weight

     Csus2     G
Much longer anymore

Em             G
Take me up the mountain

     Csus2               G
On a cloud bound for the sky

Em    N.C.        G  N.C.
Don't go praying for me

          Csus2 N.C.             G  N.C.
Because tonight I'm prepared to die
[Interlude] Em G Csus2 G (x4) [Verse 2]
    Em                  G
That night out there in Birmingham

     Csus2            G
That boy who tried to rob me

  Em              G
I did not want to but I had to

Csus2             G
Show that boy the real me

    Em      G
At night I often wonder

        Csus2           G
What my tombstone would say

     Em                      G
Would they mention any of my good

        Csus2      G
Or just evil in my days

    Em           G
The dust has now settled

           Csus2           G
From those boys who busted in

Em N.C.     G  N.C.
I am not a bad man

            Csus2 N.C.    G  N.C.
But there's bullets in my skin
[Chorus]
           Em          G
So take me down to the river

   Csus2            G
My blood all on the floor

Em                          G
Cause I don't know if I can carry this weight

     Csus2     G
Much longer anymore

Em             G
Take me up the mountain

     Csus2               G
On a cloud bound for the sky

Em                   G
Don't go praying for me

        Csus2                   G
Because tonight I'm prepared to die
[Interlude] Em G Csus2 G (x4) [Outro]
        Em              G                Csus2           G
Well, I killed a man in Birmingham, that boy he tried to rob me

  Em              G            Csus2             G
I did not want to but I had to show that boy the real me