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Alabama Clay

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[Intro]
C      G      Am
F      C      G
[Verse 1]
       C       G           Am
First time he saw the ground get busted
        F             C               G
He was ten and it was nineteen fifty-two
     C        G          Am
His daddy worked hard from sun up to sun down 
         F     C              G
and the going got tuff 'hind them old grey mules
    C       G          Am
The farm grew to be a money maker
        F                C              G
and the house he lived in grew up room by room
               C         G               Am
The boy worked hard but soon got tired of farming
              F              G                      C
So he slipped away one night beneath the harvest moon.
[Chorus 1]
              F               C
His neck was red as Alabama clay
               Am                G
but the cities call pulled him away
                   F                  C
He's got a factory job and runs a big machine
                  G                      C
He don't miss the farm or the fields of green.
[Verse 2]
               C      G              Am
Now the cities just a prison without fences.
      F        C                G
His job is just a routine he can't stand
       C      G              Am
and at night he dreams of wide open spaces 
       F               C               G
fresh dirt beneath his toes and on his hands.
       C            G              Am
Then one day a picture came inside a letter
     F                 C            G
of a young girl with a baby in her arms.
        C        G                         Am
And the words she wrote would change his life forever.
         F               G                 C
So he went to raise his family on their farm.
[Chorus 2]
             F            C
His neck is red as Alabama Clay
               Am                 G
Now he's going home this time to stay
                    F                  C
Where the roots run deep on the family tree
                G                            C
and the tractor rolls through the fields of green.
             F            C
His neck is red as Alabama Clay
               Am                 G
Now he's going home this time to stay
                    F                  C
Where the roots run deep on the family tree
                G                            C
and the tractor rolls through the fields of green.
[Outro]
             F                     C
His neck is red......as Alabama clay.

Alabama Clay chords and lyrics

Free chords for Alabama Clay by Garth Brooks. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
C      G      Am
F      C      G
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Outro]

Alabama Clay Chords by Garth Brooks

Learn how to play Alabama Clay by Garth Brooks with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Alabama Clay chords”, “Alabama Clay guitar chords”, or “Garth Brooks Alabama Clay chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Alabama Clay chords and for experienced players who want accurate Alabama Clay lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, Am, F.

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What key is "Alabama Clay" in?

The chords for "Alabama Clay" show the original chord names (including C, G, Am, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.