Birmingham Sunday
Ton : ECapo 2English
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ECome round by my side & I'll sing you a Asong
I'll Esing it so softly it'll Ddo no one Ewrong
On EBirmingham Sunday the Eblood ran like wine
And the Dchoirs kept singing of Efreedom
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EThat cold autumn morning no eyes saw the Asun
And EAddie Mae Collins her Dnumber was "B7one"
At an Eold baptist B7church there was no Eneed to run
And the Dchoirs kept singing of Efreedom
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EThe clouds they were grey and the autumn winds Ablew
And EDenise McNair brought the Dnumber to "B7two"
The Efalcon of death B7was the Ecreature they knew
And the Dchoirs kept singing of Efreedom
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EThe church it was crowded but no one Acould see
That ECynthia Wesley's dark Dnumber was "B7three"
Her Eprayers and her B7feeling would Eshame you and me
And the Dchoirs kept singing of Efreedom
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EYoung Carol Robertson entered the Adoor
And the Enumber her killers had Dgiven was "B7four"
She Easked for a B7blessing but Easked for no more
And the Dchoirs kept singing of Efreedom
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EOn Birmingham Sunday a noise shook the Aground
And the Epeople all over Dearth turned B7around
EFor no one B7recalled a Emore cowardly sound
And the Dchoirs kept singing of Efreedom
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EThe men in the forest they once asked Aof me
How Emany blackberries Dgrow in the blue B7sea
EAnd I asked them B7right back Ewith a tear in my eye
How many Ddark ships in the Eforest?
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EThe Sunday has come and the Sunday has Agone
And I Ecan't do much more Dthan to sing you a B7song
EI'll sing it so B7softly it'll do Eno one wrong
And the Dchoirs kept singing of Efreedom