Biography:
Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician. She is known as the lead singer, violinist, banjo player and a founding member of the Grammy-winning country, blues and old-time music band Carolina Chocolate Drops .
As well as a singer, Giddens is a voice coach, multi-instrumentalist, dance caller, graphic artist. . . in short a talented performer of great versatility. She is equally at home crooning torch songs in a smoky bar, accompanying herself on banjo, or singing opera in a sumptuous production.
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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 C G A D
D C G A G
D G D
D G D
VERSE:
D G
Come round by my side and I'll sing you a song
D C D
I'll sing it so softly it'll do no one wrong
D G D
On Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine
C G D C G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
VERSE:
D G
That cold autumn morning no eyes saw the sun
D C D
And Addie Mae Collins, her number was one
D G D
At an old baptist church there was no need to run
C G D D G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
VERSE:
D G
Now the clouds they were grey and the autumn wind blew
D C D
And Denise McNair brought the number to two
D G D
The falcon of death was a creature they knew
C G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedooooooom
C G D
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
D
Ahhh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahhh
VERSE:
D G
The church it was crowded, but no one could see
D C D
That Cynthia Wesley's dark number was three
D G D
Her prayers and her feelings would shame you and me
C G D D G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
VERSE:
D G
Young Carol Robertson entered the door
D C D
And the number her killers had given was four
D G D
She asked for a blessing but asked for no more
C G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
INSTRUMENTAL:
C G D
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
G D Em A D
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
C G D
Uh ah Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
G D Em A D G
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
VERSE:
D G
On Birmingham Sunday a noise shook the ground
D C D
And people all over the earth turned around
D G D
For no on recalled a more cowardly sound
C G D D G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
VERSE:
D G
Now the Sunday has come and the Sunday has gone
D C D
And we can't do much more than to sing you a song
D G D
I'll sing it so loudly you better sing along
C G D
And the choirs keep singing of freedom
INSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO:
C G D
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
G D Em A D
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
C G D
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
G D Em A D G
Oooh oooh oooh mmmm mmmm ooh ooh mmmm mmmm mmmmm
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 C G A D
D C G A G
D G D
D G D
VERSE:
D G
Come round by my side and I'll sing you a song
D C D
I'll sing it so softly it'll do no one wrong
D G D
On Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine
C G D C G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
VERSE:
D G
That cold autumn morning no eyes saw the sun
D C D
And Addie Mae Collins, her number was one
D G D
At an old baptist church there was no need to run
C G D D G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
VERSE:
D G
Now the clouds they were grey and the autumn wind blew
D C D
And Denise McNair brought the number to two
D G D
The falcon of death was a creature they knew
C G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedooooooom
C G D
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
D
Ahhh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahhh
VERSE:
D G
The church it was crowded, but no one could see
D C D
That Cynthia Wesley's dark number was three
D G D
Her prayers and her feelings would shame you and me
C G D D G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
VERSE:
D G
Young Carol Robertson entered the door
D C D
And the number her killers had given was four
D G D
She asked for a blessing but asked for no more
C G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
INSTRUMENTAL:
C G D
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
G D Em A D
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
C G D
Uh ah Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
G D Em A D G
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
VERSE:
D G
On Birmingham Sunday a noise shook the ground
D C D
And people all over the earth turned around
D G D
For no on recalled a more cowardly sound
C G D D G D
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
VERSE:
D G
Now the Sunday has come and the Sunday has gone
D C D
And we can't do much more than to sing you a song
D G D
I'll sing it so loudly you better sing along
C G D
And the choirs keep singing of freedom
INSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO:
C G D
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
G D Em A D
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
C G D
Ooooooh ooooooh ooooooh
G D Em A D G
Oooh oooh oooh mmmm mmmm ooh ooh mmmm mmmm mmmmm
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