Birmingham chords by Zach Bryan

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Em G C G (2x)


Verse 1:
    Em       G
Well I killed a man in Birmingham
 C       G
I hit him with a tire iron
  Em         G         C  G
He did not move and I do not give a damn

     Em
I’ve been working here
    G
Like a slavin’ mule
C         G
Sucking the earth dry of crude
Em      G        C   G
Looking for a way out of it all

Em
Cops are coming
   G
I can feel em’ here
  C           G
My back is crawling with standing hair
Em        G         C   G
Wouldn’t mind to see a few pigs fall


Chorus:
      Em     G
So take me down to the river
  C        G
My blood all on the floor
Em             G
Cause i don't know if i can carry this weight
   C     G
Much longer anymore

Em       G
Take me up the mountain
   C          G
On a cloud bound for the sky
Em          G
Don't go praying for me
    C            G
Because tonight i'm prepared to die


Interlude:
Em G C G (2x)


Verse 2:
  Em   G
And I often wonder
    C        G
What my tombstone would say
   Em           G
Would they mention any of my good
    C     G
Or just evil in my days

  Em         G
That night out there in Birmingham
   C        G
That boy who tried to rob me
 Em       G
I did not want to but i had to
C         G
Show that boy the real me


Chorus:
      Em     G
So take me down to the river
  C        G
My blood all on the floor
Em             G
Cause i don't know if i can carry this weight
   C     G
Much longer anymore

Em       G
Take me up the mountain
   C          G
On a cloud bound for the sky
Em          G
Don't go praying for me
    C            G
Because tonight i'm prepared to die


Verse 3:
  Em      G
The dust has now settled
      C        G
From those boys who busted in
 Em    G
I am not a bad man
      C       G
But there's bullets in my skin


Chorus:
      Em     G
So take me down to the river
  C        G
My blood all on the floor
Em             G
Cause i don't know if i can carry this weight
   C     G
Much longer anymore

Em       G
Take me up the mountain
   C          G
On a cloud bound for the sky
Em          G
Don't go praying for me
    C            G
Because tonight i'm prepared to die