Paint me a Birmingham
 

Intro- F Dm Bb C
              F                    Bb
He was sitting there his brush in hand
C                                  F
Painting waves as they dance upon the sand
                   F                  Bb
With every stroke he brought to life
                C                                F
The deep blue of the ocean against the morning sky
   Bb                                   G7
I asked him if he only painted ocean scenes 
             Bb                                C
He said for twenty dollars, I'll paint you anything

                              F
Could you paint me a Birmingham?
                              Dm
Make it look just the way I plan
                               Bb
A little house on the edge of town
                           C
Porch goin' all the way around
                                  F
Put her there on the front yard swing
                                Dm
Cotton dress, make it early spring
                            Bb
For awhile she'll be mine again
                                 F
If you could paint me a Birmingham

                F             Bb
He looked at me, with knowing eyes
C                                          F
And took a canvas from a bag there by his side
            F                 Bb
Picked up a brush and said to me
       C                                          F
Son just where in this picture would you like to be?
        Bb                     G7
And I said if there's anyway you can
           Bb                        C
Could you paint me back into her arms again?
                           G
Could you paint me a Birmingham?
                              Em
Make it look just the way I plan
                                 C
A little house on the edge of town
                            D
Porch goin' all the way around
                                 G
Put her there on the front yard swing
                                  Em
Cotton dress, make it early spring
                 C            D
For awhile she'll be mine again
                            G
If you could paint me a Birmingham