The Birmingham Ho

Em
I met this girl in a Birmingham taxi
D
I got it first, but she slipped in before me
C
Just as I was telling her, hey this is mine 'ho
Am
She already told the cab driver where to go
G
Me I always show respect for the ladies
Bm                      C
I sat back and let her have it her way
   D
So good lord sees me through darkness and light
  D
I tell you what I remembered from that night


    Em
I'm hungry, do you fancy a little something to eat?
  D
I can't go on forever on Cognac and weed
    C
But she was already on the way down in the seat
Am
I tried to stop her, or maybe I didn't
   G
So there I was in a strange situation
    Bm                            C
The chauffeur said I can drop you off at the station
        D
I said no man, no don't
  C
I tell you when to stop keep your eyes on the road


[Chorus]

          Em                       D                 C
You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

              Am                       G                 Bm C
No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK
          D
You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK


[Verse]

Em                                D
Two hours later, she was still at it
                                      C
The driver had to refill gasoline and shit
                              Am
Baby baby, introduce yourself.   What's your name, girl?

              G
My name is Fred. Fred? Fred, yeah
   Bm          C
Fred, a'what a'what did you say?
    D
Now that put me back a bit 'cos I'm not gay
    D
Now that put me back a bit 'cos I'm not gay


[Chorus]

          Em                       D                 C
You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK
              Am                       G                 Bm C
No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK
          D
You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK


[Verse]

       G                                                D
So whatever kind of trouble you might get yourself into

       G                                            D
Just think of me that night and what I went through

                 G                                          D
I thought it was Helen or Marie or whatever, giving me head

         G                                       D
Until I realised it was this dude called Fred ... Hello


                           G
And that was a Birmingham Ho
              D
Hey, ho hey, ho hey
                          G
And that was a Birmingham Ho
                  D
Hey, ho hey, ho hey, ho hey

Take it away now..



Em (Her kan du strengt tatt holde (Em) hele veien frem til refrenget,
men vers grepene funker også greit)



Hold on a minute, that's bullshit

You told me it was a microphone

And you wanted me to sing in it

I have a lot of friends and I do lots of things for them

I don't think it's me, I think it's you that have a problem

So zip up and try to be a gentleman

I have feelings too and I don't need you to hurt them

So zip up and try to be a gentleman

So zip up and try to be a gentleman



[Chorus]

          Em                       D                 C
You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

              Am                       G                 Bm C
No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK
          D
You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK

          Em                       D                 C
You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK
              Am                       G                 Bm C
No, you don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK
          D
You don't have to be gay to make a friend feel good OK


                           G
And that was a Birmingham Ho
              D
Hey, ho hey, ho hey
                          G
And that was a Birmingham Ho
                  D
Hey, ho hey, ho hey, ho hey

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