Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd (King, Rossington, Van Zant, 1973)
Intro
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] Big | [C] wheels keep on | [G] turning, | [G] |
| [D] Carry me | [C] home to see my | [G] kin | [G] |
| [D] Singing | [C] songs about the | [G] southland | [G] |
| [D] I miss ole | [C] 'bamy once a- | [G] gain and I think it's a sin | [G] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] Well, I heard | [C] Mister Young sing | [G] about her | [G] |
| [D] Well, I heard ole | [C] Neil put her | [G] down | [G] |
| [D] Well, I hope Neil | [C] Young will | [G] remember | [G] |
| [D] A southern | [C] man don't need him around | [G] anyhow | [G] |
Chorus
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] where the | [C] skies are so | [G] blue | [G]
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] Lord, I'm | [C] coming home to | [G] you | [F↓] [C↓] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] In Birming- | [C] ham they love the | [G] Gov'nor. | [F↓] Oooh [C↓] hoo |
| [D] hoo. Now we all | [C] did what we could | [G] do | [G] |
| [D] Now Water- | [C] gate does not | [G] bother me | [G] |
| [D] Does your | [C] conscience bother | [G] you? Tell the truth! | [G] |
Chorus
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] where the | [C] skies are so | [G] blue | [G]
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] Lord, I'm | [C] coming home to | [G] you | [F↓] [C↓] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] Now Muscle | [C] Shoals has got the | [G] Swampers | [G] |
| [D] And they've been | [C] known to pick a song or | [G] two. Yes he do! | [G] |
| [D] Lord, they | [C] get me off | [G] so much, | [G] |
| [D] They pick me | [C] up when I'm feeling | [G] blue, now how about you | [G] |
Chorus
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] where the | [C] skies are so | [G] blue | [G]
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] Lord, I'm | [C] coming home to | [G] you | [F↓] [C↓] |
Chorus
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] where the | [C] skies are so | [G] blue | [G]
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] Lord, I'm | [C] coming home to | [G] you | [F↓] [C↓] | [D↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Update 3/28/20 JJ
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Lynyrd Skynyrd (King, Rossington, Van Zant, 1973)
Intro
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] Big | [C] wheels keep on | [G] turning, | [G] |
| [D] Carry me | [C] home to see my | [G] kin | [G] |
| [D] Singing | [C] songs about the | [G] southland | [G] |
| [D] I miss ole | [C] 'bamy once a- | [G] gain and I think it's a sin | [G] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] Well, I heard | [C] Mister Young sing | [G] about her | [G] |
| [D] Well, I heard ole | [C] Neil put her | [G] down | [G] |
| [D] Well, I hope Neil | [C] Young will | [G] remember | [G] |
| [D] A southern | [C] man don't need him around | [G] anyhow | [G] |
Chorus
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] where the | [C] skies are so | [G] blue | [G]
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] Lord, I'm | [C] coming home to | [G] you | [F↓] [C↓] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] In Birming- | [C] ham they love the | [G] Gov'nor. | [F↓] Oooh [C↓] hoo |
| [D] hoo. Now we all | [C] did what we could | [G] do | [G] |
| [D] Now Water- | [C] gate does not | [G] bother me | [G] |
| [D] Does your | [C] conscience bother | [G] you? Tell the truth! | [G] |
Chorus
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] where the | [C] skies are so | [G] blue | [G]
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] Lord, I'm | [C] coming home to | [G] you | [F↓] [C↓] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] Now Muscle | [C] Shoals has got the | [G] Swampers | [G] |
| [D] And they've been | [C] known to pick a song or | [G] two. Yes he do! | [G] |
| [D] Lord, they | [C] get me off | [G] so much, | [G] |
| [D] They pick me | [C] up when I'm feeling | [G] blue, now how about you | [G] |
Chorus
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] where the | [C] skies are so | [G] blue | [G]
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] Lord, I'm | [C] coming home to | [G] you | [F↓] [C↓] |
Chorus
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] where the | [C] skies are so | [G] blue | [G]
| [D] Sweet | [C] home Ala- | [G] bama, | [G] |
| [D] Lord, I'm | [C] coming home to | [G] you | [F↓] [C↓] | [D↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Update 3/28/20 JJ
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