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[Verse 1] [G]Sum[D]mer[G] af[C]ter[Dsus4] graduati[Am]on[D] [G]Two kids stuck in [Em]Alabama [Am]We'd be lovers [D]any way we [G]could [Am]A ten buck wedding ce[D]remony A [G]guy outside the [Em]courthouse told me The [C]weather down in South [Am]Beach sure was g[D]ood So we [Am]hit the road like [C]any dreamers would [D] [Verse 2] She was [G]mine for a time in [C]Miam[Am]i Thought I [G]had her in the [Em]palm of my [A]hand[D] Like [G]the sunrise the truth finally [C]hit [Am]me That her [G]heart was [Bm]halfway [C]back to [D]Birmingham [G][D][G][C][D][C][Dsus4] [Verse 3] [Am]This ain't what she [D]really wanted So [G]baby we went on [Em]back to Mama [Am]Found a note when [D]I got home last n[G]ight [Am]Left a fifty [D]for the landlord [G]Nothin' here [Em]to stay around for [C]Ain't but one way [Am]left to make it [D]right So I'm [Am]headed for that [C]Alabama line [D] [Verse 4] She was [G]mine for a time in [C]Miam[Am]i [G]But things don't always [Em]work out like you [A]plan[D] Now I'm [G]nearly out of gas and it's [C]raining[Am] But I'm [G]almost [Bm]halfway [C]back to [D]Birmingham [G] [Verse 5] [C]Like the[G] sunrise the truth finally [C]hit [Am]me That her [G]heart was [Bm]halfway [C]back to [D]Birmingham [Outro 1] [G][D][G][C][D]
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