Paint me a Birmingham Capo 4th fret D Em He was sitting there his brush in hand A/D A D Painting waves as they dance upon the sand D Em With every stroke he brought to life A/D A D The deep blue of the ocean against the morning sky Em A/D A I asked him if he only painted ocean scenes G A/D A He said for twenty dollars, I'll paint you anything D Could you paint me a Birmingham? Bm Make it look just the way I plan G A little house on the edge of town A Porch goin' all the way around D Put her there on the front yard swing Bm Cotton dress, make it early spring G A/D A For awhile she'll be mine aga---in D If you could paint me a Birmingham D Em He looked at me, with knowing eyes A/D A D And took a canvas from a bag there by his side D Em Picked up a brush and said to me A/D A D Son just where in this picture would you like to be? Em A/D A I asked him if there's anyway you can G A/D A Could you paint me back into her arms again? D Could you paint me a Birmingham? Bm Make it look just the way I plan G A little house on the edge of town A/D A Porch goin' all the way around D Put her there on the front yard swing Bm Cotton dress, make it early spring G A/D A For awhile she'll be mine aga---in D If you could paint me a Birmingham E C#Min Paint me a Birmingham Make it look just the way I plan F#Min A little house on the edge of town B Porch goin all the way around E Put her there in the front yard swing C# Min Cotten dress make in early spring F# Min B For a while she'll be mine aga--in E If you could paint me a Birmingham