Birmingham Sunday chords by Rhiannon Giddens

Chords with lyrics

• Submitter: Donczarski53
• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:  BIRMINGHAM SUNDAY
ARTIST: RHIANNON GIDDENS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]


         BIRMINGHAM SUNDAY
         RHIANNON GIDDENS

NOTE: This was a request for this song to be done
   as a CHORD TAB in standard tuning in spite
   of it being a piano song. Please keep that
   in mind when playing and rating this tab.


INTRO:
D MajorD  C majorC  G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
D  C majorC  G+G A augmentedA G+G
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
D G+G D MajorD

VERSE:
    D MajorD                  G+G
Come round by my side and I`ll sing you a song
   D MajorD           C majorC      D MajorD
I`ll sing it so softly it`ll do no one wrong
  D MajorD     G+G      D MajorD
On Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine
     C majorC     G+G      D MajorD   C majorC G+G D MajorD
And the choirs kept singing of freedom


VERSE:
   D MajorD                  G+G
That cold autumn morning no eyes saw the sun
   D MajorD           C majorC     D MajorD
And Addie Mae Collins, her number was one
    D MajorD      G+G       D MajorD
At an old baptist church there was no need to run
     C majorC     G+G      D MajorD   D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And the choirs kept singing of freedom


VERSE:
     D MajorD                    G+G
Now the clouds they were grey and the autumn wind blew
   D MajorD             C majorC     D MajorD
And Denise McNair brought the number to two
   D MajorD     G+G      D MajorD
The falcon of death was a creature they knew
     C majorC     G+G      D MajorD
And the choirs kept singing of freedooooooom

  C majorC    G+G    D MajorD
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
 D MajorD
Ahhh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahhh

VERSE:
   D MajorD                   G+G
The church it was crowded, but no one could see
   D MajorD           C majorC      D MajorD
That Cynthia Wesley`s dark number was three
    D MajorD       G+G       D MajorD
Her prayers and her feelings would shame you and me
     C majorC     G+G      D MajorD   D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And the choirs kept singing of freedom


VERSE:
 D MajorD                 G+G
Young Carol Robertson entered the door
     D MajorD           C majorC     D MajorD
And the number her killers had given was four
   D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD
She asked for a blessing but asked for no more
     C majorC     G+G      D MajorD
And the choirs kept singing of freedom


INSTRUMENTAL:
  C majorC    G+G    D MajorD
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
 G+G  D MajorD  E minorEm       A augmentedA        D MajorD
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

     C majorC    G+G    D MajorD
Uh ah Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
 G+G  D MajorD  E minorEm       A augmentedA   D MajorD     G+G
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh


VERSE:
  D MajorD                  G+G
On Birmingham Sunday a noise shook the ground
   D MajorD          C majorC       D MajorD
And people all over the earth turned around
 D MajorD      G+G       D MajorD
For no on recalled a more cowardly sound
     C majorC     G+G      D MajorD   D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And the choirs kept singing of freedom


VERSE:
     D MajorD                 G+G
Now the Sunday has come and the Sunday has gone
    D MajorD             C majorC     D MajorD
And we can`t do much more than to sing you a song
   D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD
I`ll sing it so loudly you better sing along
     C majorC     G+G      D MajorD
And the choirs keep singing of freedom


INSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO:
  C majorC    G+G    D MajorD
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
 G+G  D MajorD  E minorEm       A augmentedA        D MajorD
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

  C majorC    G+G    D MajorD
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
 G+G  D MajorD  E minorEm         A augmentedA   D MajorD     G+G
Oooh oooh oooh mmmm mmmm ooh ooh mmmm mmmm mmmmm

Birmingham Sunday chords

"Birmingham Sunday" is a song off of Americana musician Rhiannon Giddens´ 2nd solo album, "Freedom Highway". "Birmingham Sunday" and the album was released in 2017.