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