Intro
C Em G C A G Gsus G (picked)
G A C G C/G G
Oh, Lou- I'd like to let you know that I do not feel welcome.
G A
All the birds, the trees, the falling snow
C G
No they were not made for me.
G A C G
And all this is where her heart resides; we met in California
G A
She saw cities, promise reaching through my eyes
C G
And she turned her self away
C G
Well how I curse that western skyline.
C G
And yet I thanked it for my start.
C Em G C C#m7b5 G
Oh Lou, though my dreams did not come true; no they only came apart.
G A C G C/G G
So I followed her here to Birmingham, where the soil is so much richer
G A C G
And though my aching pride might guide my hand, she did not ask for me to come.
G A C G
So I wait for her all through the day, as if I wait for her surrender.
G A C G
And every time I get her to look my way, she says I'm not where I belong.
C G
But I watch her father preach on Sundays.
C G
I know the hymnals all by heart.
C Em G C G
But oh, Lou, no my dreams did not come true; no they only came apart.
Bm G D G C
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Bm G D G D
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Bm G D G C
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Bm G D G D
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
G A C G C/G G
All the snow fall this time of year, it's not what Birmingham is used to
G A C G
I get the feeling that I brought it here, and now I'm taking it away.
C G C G
But let's share one more drink together, before I go reload my car
C Em G C C#m7b5 G
Oh, Lou, no my dreams did not come true- no they only came apart.
Bm G D G C
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Take me home,
Bm G D G D
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Bm G D G C
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Bm G D G D
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh