Paint Me A Birmingham

He was sitti[D]ng there his b[Em]rush in hand
[A/D]Painting waves [A]as they dance upo[D]n the sand
With e[D]very stroke he [Em]brought to life
The d[A/D]eep blue of the [A]ocean against the [D]morning sky
I a[Em]sked him if he only painted [A/D]ocean s[A]cenes
He s[G]aid for twenty dollars, I'll [A/D]paint you any[A]thing

Could you paint me a [D]Birmingham?
Make it look just the [Bm]way I plan
A little house on the [G]edge of town
Porch goin' all the [A]way around
Put her there on the [D]front yard swing
Cotton dress, make it [Bm]early spring
For awhile she'll be [G]mine a[A/D]ga--[A]-in
If you could paint me a [D]Birmingham

He l[D]ooked at me, with k[Em]nowing eyes
And [A/D]took a canvas f[A]rom a bag there b[D]y his side
Picked [D]up a brush and s[Em]aid to me
Son jus[A/D]t where in this p[A]icture would you [D]like to be?
I a[Em]sked him if there's anyway you[A/D] can[A]
Could you [G]paint me back into her ar[A/D]ms ag[A]ain?
Could you paint me a [D]Birmingham?
Make it look just the w[Bm]ay I plan
A little house on the [G]edge of town
Porch goin' all the[A/D] way a[A]round
Put her there on the f[D]ront yard swing
Cotton dress, make it e[Bm]arly spring
For awhile she'll be [G]mine aga[A/D]---in [A]
If you could paint me a [D]Birmingham

Paint me a [E]Birmingham Make it look just the [C#Min]way I plan
A little house on the e[F#Min]dge of town
Porch goin all the w[B]ay around
Put her there in the fr[E]ont yard swing
                      [C#] Min
Cotten dress make in early spring
                           [F#] Min  [B]
For a while she'll be mine aga--in
If you could paint me a[E] Birmingham