D             Em         
He was sitting there his brush in hand
A                              D      
Painting waves as they dance upon the sand
      D              Em                
With every stroke he brought to life
    A                                  D      
The deep blue of the ocean against the morning sky
   Em                          A     
I asked him if he only painted ocean scenes 
    G                            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
                      Em         
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
                     Em       A  
For awhile she'll be mine again
                        D         
If you could paint me a Birmingham

    D                  Em       
He looked at me, with knowing eyes
    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        
Son just where in this picture would you like to be?
   Em                           A
I  said if there's anyway you can
          G                       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
                      Em          
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
                     Em       A
For awhile she'll be mine again
                        D    
If you could paint me a Birmingham

           E                                C#m  
Paint me a Birmingham Make it look just the way I plan
                      F#m  
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#m   
Cotton dress make it early spring
                      F#m      B
For a while she'll be mine again
                        E
If you could paint me a Birmingham