Capo 3rd Fret 
 
D G A Bm 
 
 
 	 D 	  	 G 
He was sittin' there, his brush in hand 
   A 	  	  	  	 D 
Paintin' waves as they danced, upon the sand 
 	 D 	  	 G 
With every stroke, he brought to life 
    A 	  	  	  	 D 
The deep blue of the ocean, against the mornin' sky 
G 	  	  	  	 A 
I asked him if he only painted ocean scenes 
G 	  	  	      A 	  
He said for twenty dollars, I'll paint you anything 

 	  	  	    D 
Well could you paint me a Birmingham 
 	  	  	 Bm 
Make it look just the way I planned 
 	  	   G 
A little house on the edge of town 
 	  	      A 
Porch goin' all the way around 
 	  	  	 D 
Put her there in the front yard swing 
 	  	  	 Bm 
Cotton dress make it, early Spring 
 	  	  	 G 	  A 
For a while she'll be mine again 
 	  	  	    D 
If you could paint me a Birmingham 

 
 
Verse 2 
 
 	 D 	  	 G 
He looked at me, with knowin' eyes 
      A 	  	  	  	     D 
Then took a canvas from a bag there by his side 
 	 D 	  	 G 
Picked up a brush, and said to me 
     A 	  	  	  	  	   D 
Son just where in this picture, would you like to be 
G 	  	  	       A 
I said if there is any way you can 
 	   G 	  	  	  	 A 
Could you paint me back into her arms again 
 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
 
followed by Bm,G,A 
 
 	  	 D 
Put her there in the front yard swing 
 	  	  	 Bm 
Cotton dress make it, early Spring 
 	  	  	 G 	  A 
For a while she'll be mine again 
 	  	  	    D 
If you could paint me a Birmingham