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Birmingham Blues

Biography:

Electric Light Orchestra is a symphonic rock band which formed in Birmingham, England in 1970. The band was formed by Jeff Lynne (vocals, guitar, multiple instruments), Roy Wood (multiple instruments, vocals), Richard Tandy (keyboards, vocals) and Bev Bevan (drums). Lynne, Wood and Bevan were former members of the psychedelic rock band The Move. The band's lineup would fluctuate throughout its original incarnation, although Lynne, Tandy and Bevan would remain constant members.

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Birmingham Blues – Electric Light Orchestra
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Electric Light Orchestra
Birmingham Blues (1977)
(Lynne)

From: "Out of the Blue"

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capo: 2nd fret
play: A
key: B

For original chords transpose this tab +2 to B.

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CHORDS

INTRO
E-A-D-G-B-e
Gm 3-5-5-3-3-3
Eb/G 3-6-5-3-4-3

INTERLUDE
E-A-D-G-B-e
A x-x-x-6-5-5
E x-x-x-4-5-4
D x-x-x-2-3-3

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INTRO

| 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
E7 A
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
E7 F
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

INTERLUDE
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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

CHORUS
E
Across the world I've seen
E
People and places
E
Could be the same
F
But with a different name

INTERLUDE
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D

SOLO
| 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!"

CHORUS
E
Across the world I've seen
E
People and places
E
Could be the same
F
But with a different name

INTERLUDE
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A E D A E D

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

(fade over last chorus)