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