Sweet Home Alabama chords Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974 (Second Helping) *** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Home_Alabama "one, two, three" [Opening]** 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 x4 [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 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 D C G Ah Ah Ah Alabama x4 D C G x2 [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 ** 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 *** Alternates: 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 Set8
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Sweet Home Alabama chords Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974 (Second Helping) *** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Home_Alabama "one, two, three" [Opening]** 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 x4 [Verse] [Opening Instrumental] x2 D C G [Chorus] [Opening Instrumental] x2 D C G [Verse] [Chorus] [Opening Instrumental] D C G D C G x2 [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro] D C G G Gsus4 G * Some folks prefer Cadd9 rather then C ** D C G *** Alternates: 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
Sweet Home Alabama Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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