Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
C
G
Em
G
Em
G
D
Am
C
D
G
D
C
Verse 1
Am
C
Drinking whiskey for the pain
G
D
C
Another good ol' boy going home
G
D
And every town I see
Am
Em
C
Seems to take a part of me
G
D
That's the price that you pay
when you roam
C
Verse 2
[Chorus]
Am
Em
Well I cry when I have to
F
C
And I lie when I can
D
G
D
G
Baug
B
Em
C
But I die a little slower
G
D
On the train to Birmingham
G
Verse 3
Am
C
And a guitar full of blues
G
D
C
And a one way ticket for a remedy
G
D
It's the same ol' lonesome song
Am
D
C
I've been singing all night long
G
D
Hey, porter, are we out of Tennessee?
Interlude 1
C
Am
Em
F
C
D
C
D
G
D
G
B
Baug
Em
C
G
D
G
D
Am
C
D
G
D
C
G
D
Am
C
G
D
C
G
C
Verse 4
G
Am
B
C
To Alabama in the rain
D
C
feelin' in my bones
D
G
D
I never get to Birmingham
Am
G
C
G
But gettin' there ain't the plan
C
[Chorus]
Outro 1
C
Am
Em
F
C
D
G
Am
D
G
Baug
B
Em
C
G
D
G
Baug
B
Em
C
G
D
G
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