Birmingham Tab par Amanda Marshall

Intro: C   D
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Virgil Spencer's got a nineteen-inch Hitachi
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And many demons lingering
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Friday night he pulled a gun to change the channel 
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Something that he picked up from the King 
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His wife remembers well the man she knew 
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Seems the dreams she had have all turned black and blue 
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She's wasted years 
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No time for tears 

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Cause there's another chance and a someday soon 
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Shining like the Alabama - moon 
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She's looking for her promised land 
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Out beyond the lights of 

Birmingham
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It's three a.m. and Virgil's passed out on the sofa 
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A fifth of Jim Beam on the floor 
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She's packed a bag she slips the keys out of his pocket
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She's careful not to slam the door 
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And as she drives she rubs her rosary 
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She's never been so all alone she's never felt so free 
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She's got miles to go 
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Blind faith and hope
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Cause there's another chance and a someday soon 
        Am7      Cmaj7     D
Shining like the Alabama - moon 
              Am7     G/C      D
She's looking for her promised land 
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Out beyond the lights of 

Birmingham
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As the rain falls down upon the inter - state 
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Any doubts she had are all but washed away
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One long look back 
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At Birming - ham 
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Cause there's another chance and a someday soon 
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Shining like the Alabama - moon 
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She's looking for her promised land 
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Out beyond the lights of