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Sweet Home Alabama Chords Guitar Piano and Lyrics – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitar Tuning : Standard Tuning

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Posted On : September 1, 2022

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Sweet Home Alabama Chords Chords Guitar Piano and Lyrics – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Singer: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Capo: no capo
Key: D
Tuning : E A D G B E

Sweet Home Alabama chords
Lynyrd Skynyrd  1974 (Second Helping)
 
"one, two, three"
 
[Opening]
 
Form a D chord, then pick the single strings D D BG
Form a C chord, then pick the single strings A A BG
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)
 
[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.
 
[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.
 
[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
 
* Some folks prefer Cadd9 rather then C
 
Set8
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