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Sweet Home Alabama

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Sweet Home Alabama chords                   
Form a D chord, then pick the single strings D D B\G
Form a C chord, then pick the single strings A A B\G
Form a G chord, then pick the single strings E E G (or end on G chord)
  D    C   Gx4
[Verse]
    D   C*            G  
 Big wheels keep on turning
 DCarry me Chome to see my Gkin.
 DSinging Csongs about the Gsouthland
 DI miss'ole' 'Cbamy once aGgain (and I think it's a sin)
[Opening Instrumental] x2
D  C  G
 DWell, I heard Mister CYoung sing aGbout her
 DWell, I heard ole CNeil put her Gdown.
 DWell, I hope Neil CYoung will reGmember,
 DA southern Cman don't need him aGround anyhow
[Chorus]
 DSweet Chome AlaGbama, 
 DWhere the Cskies are so Gblue, 
 DSweet Chome AlaGbama,   
 DLord, I'm Ccoming home to Gyou.F  C  
[Opening Instrumental] x2
D  C  G
[Verse]
 DIn BirmingCham they love the GGov'nor   FBoo  Choo  Dhoo !
 DNow we all Cdid what we could Gdo.
 DNow Watergate Cdoes not bother Gme.
 DDoes your Cconscience bother Gyou?  (tell the truth)
[Chorus]
 DSweet Chome AlaGbama, 
 DWhere the Cskies are so Gblue, 
 DSweet Chome AlaGbama,   
 DLord, I'm Ccoming home to Gyou.F  C  
[Opening Instrumental]
D  C  G
DAh CAh GAh   Alabama  x4
  D    C   Gx2
[Verse]
 DNow Muscle CShoals has got the GSwampers
 DAnd they've been Cknown to pick a Gtune or two
 DLord they Cget me off so Gmuch
 DThey pick me Cup when I'm feeling Gblue (Now how about you?)
[Chorus]
 DSweet Chome AlaGbama, 
 DWhere the Cskies are so Gblue, 
 DSweet Chome AlaGbama,   
 DLord, I'm Ccoming home to Gyou.
 DSweet Chome AlaGbama, (oh sweet home)
 DWhere the Cskies are so Gblue, (and it's true)
 DSweet Chome AlaGbama,   
 DLord, I'm Ccoming home to Gyou.
[Outro]
D  C   G G Gsus4 G
*   Some folks prefer Cadd9 rather then C
D
e|--------|
B|------0-|
G|-------0|
D|-0-0----|
A|--------|
E|--------|
C
e|--------|
B|-----0--|
G|------0-|
D|--------|
A|-0-0----|
E|--------|
G
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-----0--|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|-0-0----| or end on G chord
Capo II
 D= C  
 C= Bb  
 G= F  
 F= Eb  
Capo III
 D= B  
 C= A  
 G= E  
 F= D  
Capo V
 D= A  
 C= G  
 G= D  
 F= C  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
 D= E  
 C= D  
 G= A  
 F= G  
 D= G  
 C= F  
 G= C  
 F= Bb  

All chords in this song (10)

The story behind the song

"Sweet Home Alabama," from Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1974 album Second Helping, was written as a direct response to Neil Young's songs "Southern Man" and "Alabama." The band felt Young's songs unfairly criticized the entire Southern United States. The lyrics even directly reference Young, expressing a Southern perspective. Though none of the writers were from Alabama, the song captures a feeling of regional pride and defiance. When you play it, you're channeling a spirited defense of a place and its people.

AI-written from these sources:Sweet Home Alabama — Wikipedia ↗Lynyrd Skynyrd — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Sweet Home Alabama

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Gsus4

Sweet Home Alabama chords

Form a D chord, then pick the single strings D D B\G

Form a C chord, then pick the single strings A A B\G

Form a G chord, then pick the single strings E E G (or end on G chord)

D C G

[Verse]

D C G

Big wheels keep on turning

D C G

Carry me home to see my kin.

D C G

Singing songs about the southland

D C G

I miss'ole' 'bamy once again (and I think it's a sin)

[Opening Instrumental] x2

D C G

Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her

D C G

Well, I heard ole Neil put her down.

D C G

Well, I hope Neil Young will remember,

D C G

A southern man don't need him around anyhow

[Chorus]

D C G

Sweet home Alabama,

D C G

Where the skies are so blue,

D C G

Sweet home Alabama,

D C G F C

Lord, I'm coming home to you.

[Opening Instrumental] x2

D C G

[Verse]

D C G F C D

In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor Boo hoo hoo !

D C G

Now we all did what we could do.

D C G

Now Watergate does not bother me.

D C G

Does your conscience bother you? (tell the truth)

[Chorus]

D C G

Sweet home Alabama,

D C G

Where the skies are so blue,

D C G

Sweet home Alabama,

D C G F C

Lord, I'm coming home to you.

[Opening Instrumental]

D C G

Ah Ah Ah Alabama x4

D C G

[Verse]

D C G

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers

D C G

And they've been known to pick a tune or two

D C G

Lord they get me off so much

D C G

They pick me up when I'm feeling blue (Now how about you?)

[Chorus]

D C G

Sweet home Alabama,

D C G

Where the skies are so blue,

D C G

Sweet home Alabama,

D C G

Lord, I'm coming home to you.

D C G

Sweet home Alabama, (oh sweet home)

D C G

Where the skies are so blue, (and it's true)

D C G

Sweet home Alabama,

D C G

Lord, I'm coming home to you.

[Outro]

D C G G Gsus4 G

* Some folks prefer Cadd9 rather then C

e|--------|

B|------0-|

G|-------0|

D|-0-0----|

A|--------|

E|--------|

e|--------|

B|-----0--|

G|------0-|

D|--------|

A|-0-0----|

E|--------|

e|--------|

B|--------|

G|-----0--|

D|--------|

A|--------|

E|-0-0----| or end on G chord

Capo II

D C

C Bb

G F

F Eb

Capo III

D B

C A

G E

F D

Capo V

D A

C G

G D

F C

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

D E

C D

G A

F G

D G

C F

G C

F Bb

About Sweet Home Alabama Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

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