| Gm | Eb/G | (freely)
 | A | % | % | % | | A | % | % | % | VERSE
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
E7A And boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
 VERSE
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
E7F 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
AEDAEDAEDAED 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
E7F 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
E7F 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
AEDAEDAEDAEDAEDAED | 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
E7F '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
AEDAEDAEDAEDAEDAED 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