Tuning: E A D G B E

SONG: BIRMINGHAM SUNDAY ARTIST: RHIANNON GIDDENS TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM BIRMINGHAM SUNDAY RHIANNON GIDDENS NOTE: This was a request for this song to be done as a CHORD TAB in standard tuning in spite of it being a piano song. Please keep that in mind when playing and rating this tab. INTRO: D C G A D D C G A G D G D D G D VERSE:

Come ro^Dund by my side and I'll sing you a s^Gong I'll s^Ding it so softly it'll ^Cdo no one wr^Dong On B^Dirmingham S^Gunday the bl^Dood ran like wine And the ch^Coirs kept s^Ginging of fr^Deedom ^C ^G ^D

VERSE:

That c^Dold autumn morning no eyes saw the s^Gun And A^Dddie Mae Collins, her n^Cumber was o^Dne At an o^Dld baptist ch^Gurch there was ^Dno need to run And the ch^Coirs kept s^Ginging of fr^Deedom ^D ^G ^D

VERSE:

Now the cl^Douds they were grey and the autumn wind b^Glew And D^Denise McNair brought the n^Cumber to t^Dwo The f^Dalcon of de^Gath was a cr^Deature they knew And the ch^Coirs kept s^Ginging of fr^Deedooooooom

Ooo^Coooh ooo^Goooh ooo^Doooh A^Dhhh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahhh

VERSE:

The ch^Durch it was crowded, but no one could s^Gee That C^Dynthia Wesley's dark n^Cumber was th^Dree Her pra^Dyers and her fe^Gelings would sh^Dame you and me And the ch^Coirs kept s^Ginging of fr^Deedom ^D ^G ^D

VERSE:

Y^Doung Carol Robertson entered the d^Goor And the n^Dumber her killers had g^Civen was f^Dour She a^Dsked for a bl^Gessing but a^Dsked for no more And the ch^Coirs kept s^Ginging of fr^Deedom

INSTRUMENTAL:

Ooo^Coooh ooo^Goooh ooo^Doooh Oo^Goh o^Dooh o^Emooh oooh oooh o^Aooh oooh oooh o^Dooh

Uh ah Ooo^Coooh ooo^Goooh ooo^Doooh Oo^Goh o^Dooh o^Emooh oooh oooh o^Aooh o^Dooh oooh o^Gooh

VERSE:

On B^Dirmingham Sunday a noise shook the gr^Gound And p^Deople all over the e^Carth turned aro^Dund F^Dor no on rec^Galled a more c^Dowardly sound And the ch^Coirs kept s^Ginging of fr^Deedom ^D ^G ^D

VERSE:

Now the S^Dunday has come and the Sunday has g^Gone And we c^Dan't do much more than to s^Cing you a s^Dong I'll s^Ding it so l^Goudly you b^Detter sing along And the ch^Coirs keep s^Ginging of fr^Deedom

INSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO:

Ooo^Coooh ooo^Goooh ooo^Doooh Oo^Goh o^Dooh o^Emooh oooh oooh o^Aooh oooh oooh o^Dooh

Ooo^Coooh ooo^Goooh ooo^Doooh Oo^Goh o^Dooh o^Emooh mmmm mmmm ooh o^Aoh mm^Dmm mmmm mm^Gmmm

Rhiannon Giddens - Birmingham sunday