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Chords:
C:  x32010
F:  133211
G:  320033
D:  x00232
Am: x02210
Bm: 224432
Em: 022000

Riff: F-C-G, C and F are only one strum each (listen to the song)

G Riff x2

C                              Em Riff
Helicopter in, from Los Angeles
C                                 Em Riff
Land in Ontario, guys with cameras
      D                             C
Hey you, can I get a quick interview

G Riff

C                                        Em Riff
Beat-up stretch limousine to the speedway
C                                    Em Riff
In the baking sun, stay high all day
                D                   C
Take to the stage, lords of the age

                   Bm                Am
Drums rolling like buffalo down the plain
C      Bm              Am
And I am an oncoming train
C     Em                Am     
Me and the ghosts of Birmingham
C     Em                G       Riff
Me and the ghosts of Birmingham

Riff x2

Light peaking over, rainbow behind
And the cloudless sky, and the infinite distances in my mind
Arms in the air, sun in my hair

Rise like dancers, stick the landing
Feel kind of beautiful, everybody here is beautiful
That's just how I feel, and it's real

Drums rolling like buffalo down the plain
And I am an oncoming train
Me and the ghosts of Birmingham
Me and the ghosts of Birmingham