C
Nobody knows how blue I am

                   G7
Alone and broke in Birmingham

G7
Washin' dishes for a bite to eat

                     C
Sleepin' nights on a rundown street


C
My only shoes are paper thin

                            F
I’ve hawked my clothes everywhere I've been

                        C
I’m down to nothin' and here I am

G7                 C
Alone and broke in Birmingham


C
Why did I leave a good home town

                         G7
To ride the freights and bum around

G7
The girl that's waiting is mighty sweet

                          C
But I can't wait till I'm on my feet


C
Down on my luck but I still got my pride

                        F
Can't find a job but oh how I've tried

                         C
Ain't got the price of a telegram

G7                 C
Alone and broke in Birmingham


C
I've heard a thousand no's and they all hurt

                     G7
Who wants a man in a dirty shirt

G7
I can't keep going with this heavy load

                           C
Sometimes I think it's the end of the road


C
A man's got hope though he's not got a dime

                         F
He keeps a livin' just a breath at a time

                      C
I can't wait till I'm out of this jam

G7                 C
Alone and broke in Birmingham
 
G7                 C
Alone and broke in Birmingham