Tom: C

Intro: C   D

C
Virgil Spencer's got a nineteen-inch Hitachi
D
And many demons lingering
C
Friday night he pulled a gun to change the channel 
D
Something that he picked up from the King 
    C9                              D
His wife remembers well the man she knew 
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Seems the dreams she had have all turned black and blue 
      Am7    G(add2)
She's wasted years 
   F        Em7
No time for tears 
              D       Am7          G/C     D
Cause there's another chance and a someday soon 
        Am7      C7M     D
Shining like the Alabama - moon 
              Am7     G/C      D
She's looking for her promised land 
    Am7                    D/G
Out beyond the lights of 

Birmingham
C
It's three a.m. and Virgil's passed out on the sofa 
D
A fifth of Jim Beam on the floor 
C
She's packed a bag she slips the keys out of his pocket
D
She's careful not to slam the door 
    C9                         D
And as she drives she rubs her rosary 
      C9                            Bm7
She's never been so all alone she's never felt so free 
          Am7      G(add2)
She's got miles to go 
      F         Em7
Blind faith and hope
              D       Am7          G/C     D
Cause there's another chance and a someday soon 
        Am7      C7M     D
Shining like the Alabama - moon 
              Am7     G/C      D
She's looking for her promised land 
    Am7                    D/G
Out beyond the lights of 

Birmingham
            C9                          D
As the rain falls down upon the inter - state 
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Any doubts she had are all but washed away
    Am7       G(add2)
One long look back 
F            Em7
At Birming - ham 
              D       Am7          G/C     D
Cause there's another chance and a someday soon 
        Am7         C7M  D
Shining like the Alabama - moon 
              Am7     G/C      D
She's looking for her promised land 
    Am7                    D/G
Out beyond the lights of 
Birmingham