| Gm | Eb/G |
(freely)
| A | % | % | % |
| A | % | % | % |
VERSEA
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
VERSEA
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
CHORUSE
Across the world I've seen
E
People and places
E
Could be the same
F
But with a different name
A E D A E D
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
CHORUSE
Across the world I've seen
E
People and places
E
Could be the same
F
But with a different name
A E D A E D
A E D A E D
A E D A E D
| 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!"
CHORUSE
Across the world I've seen
E
People and places
E
Could be the same
F
But with a different name
A E D A E D
A E D A E D
A E D A E D
CHORUSE
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
CHORUSE
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
CHORUSE
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
