BREAKFAST IN BIRMINGHAM DAVID LEE MURPHY CHORDS INTRO A9 F#m7 D9 |A9 | |F#m7|D9 |A9 |
|D |Bm7 SHE WAS STILL ON MY MIND, WHEN I CROSSED THE STATE LINE |A I WALKED OUT A LITTLE TOO FAST |Bm7 |D I SAID SOME THINGS, THAT I DIDNT MEAN AND |A I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THEM BACK |Bm7 | BUT I KNEW WHEN I SAID, THEM, THAT VOICE IN MY HEAD |F#m7 | WHISPERED "MAN WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LEARN |D |Bm7 YOU TOLD HER GOODBYE AND LEFT YOUR PRIDE |E | BUT YOUR SURE GONNA EAT THOSE WORDS AND NOW I'M (CHORUS) |A |F#m7 |D |A HAVING BREAKFAST IN BIRMINGHAM,TRIED TO SWALLOW MY PRIDE | |F#m7 |D |E I GOT A PLATE FULL OF MEMORIES AND NOT MUCH APPETITE |Bm7 |E THERE AINT NOTHING LIKE A COLD CUP OF COFFEE |A |F#m7 E| AND A STALE APOLOGY, |D |A I'M HAVING BREAKFAST IN BIRMINGHAM |E |A9 |F#m7 |D9 | AND SHES IN TENNESSEE ITS A THUNDERING SOUND, SILVER DROPPING DOWN IN AN OLD PAY PHONE, WHEN YOUR MAKING THAT CALL TO SAY YOU WERE WRONG AND ITS RINGING LIKE NOBODYS HOME WELL SHES NOT THE KIND WHO'LL TRY AND REMIND ME THAT I LEFT AND BROKE HER HEART I'M PRYING SHE'LL ANSWER, CAUSE I GOTTA TELL HER THIS TIME TIME I WENT TO FAR ANDTHAT I'M (CHORUS)