Birmingham Blues chords by Electric Light Orchestra
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Intro 1
(C sharp major) (G major)
(G minor)
Verse 1
(G major) Working on the road
across this great big world
I've been (D major) rolling like a stone,
I never get back home
Yes, I've been (C major) long-gone
And And (D major) boy,
I've got the Birmingham (G major) Blues. (G minor)
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Verse 2
(G major) Been across the ocean to
the south sea isles
Yeah, I (D major) travelled to the east and west
for mile and miles and miles
And I've been long-gone
(C major) And And (D major) boy,
I've got the Birmingham Blues.
(E flat major)
Verse 3
(D major)
Across (A minor) the world (D major) I've seen (C major) (D major)
(C major) People (A minor) and places (D major) (C major) (D major)
(A minor) Could be the same (D major) (C major) (A minor) (E flat major)
But with a different name. (G major)
(D major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (C major)
Verse 4
(G major) (D major)
(C major) I (G major) wouldn't change the
things I do for anything
But I'd just (D major) like to hear the
message of the streets again
Give me a (C major) ticket
'Cos (D major) boy, I've got the Birmingham (G major) Blues.
It (G minor)
Verse 5
(G major) may be kind of homely
but it sure is sweet
In (D major) dustrial Revolution put it on its feet
But it's a long, (C major) long way
(D major) Boy, I've got the Birmingham
(E flat major) Blues.
Verse 6
(D major)
Across (A minor) the world (D major) I've (C major) seen
(D major) People and (C major) (A minor) places (D major) (C major) (D major)
(C major) Could be (A minor) the same (D major) (C major) (A minor) (E flat major)
Interlude 1
But with a different name.
(G major) (D major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (C major)
(G major) (D major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (C major)
(D major) (G major) (G minor)
Verse 7
I'll (G major) go and stay awhile and
all the folks I meet
They'll say: You (D major) won't stay long,
you got them travelling feet
You'll soon be (C major) long-gone
'Cos 'Cos boy, (D major)
you got the rest of the world (E flat major) blues.
Verse 8
(D major)
Across (A minor) (D major) the world (C major) (A minor) I've seen
(D major) People and (C major) (A minor) (D major) (C major)
(D major) places (A minor) (D major)
Could be (C major) the same (A minor) (E flat major)
Interlude 2
But with a different name.
(G major) (D major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (C major)
(G major) (D major)
(C major) (G major) (D major) (A minor) (D major) (C major) (D major)
(A minor) (D major) (C major) (A minor) (D major) (C major) (E flat major)
(D major)
Across (A minor) the world
Verse 9
(D major) I've
seen (C major) (A minor) (D major)
(C major) People and places (D major) (C major)
Could (D major) (C major) be (A minor) the same (D major) (C major)
(A minor) But (E flat major) with a different name.
Outro 1
(E flat major) (D major)
(C major) (A minor) (D major) (C major) (D major) (C major) (D major)
(C major) (D major) (E flat major)
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