F   Dm   Bb   F

[Verse 1]
       F                  Bb
He was sittin' there, his brush in hand
C                               F
Painting waves as they danced, upon the sand
                      Bb
With every stroke, he brought to life
    C                                   F
The deep blue of the ocean, against the morning sky
  Bb                           C
I asked him if he only painted ocean scenes
   Bb                            C
He said for twenty dollars, I'll paint you anything

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

Dm   Bb   F

[Verse 2]
   F                  Bb
He looked at me, with knowing eyes
    C                              F
And took a canvas from a bag there by his side
                       Bb
Picked up a brush, and said to me
     C                                    F
Son, just where in this picture would you like to be?
    Bb                          C
And I said if there's any way you can
          Bb                       C
Could you paint me back into her arms again?

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

[Chorus] (key change)
           G
Paint me a Birmingham?
                      Em
Make it look just the way I planned
                      C
A little house on the edge of town
                    D
Porch goin' all the way around
                     G
Put her there in the front yard swing
                    Em
Cotton dress make it early spring
                      C          D
For a while she'll be mine again
                                G   Em
If you could paint me a Birmingham
                       C      G
Oh, paint me a Birmingham.