Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama

Guitar chords and lyrics of Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Published 1974
Original key D

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D           Cadd9           G
Big wheels keep on turning
D                 Cadd9                 G
Carry me home to see my kin
D            Cadd9                  G
Singing songs about the south land
D              Cadd9              G
I miss ‘ole’ ‘bamy once again and I think it’s a sin

D Cadd9 G
D Cadd9 G

D                             Cadd9                     G
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her
D                           Cadd9             G
Well I heard old Neil put her down
D                            Cadd9           G
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
D                Cadd9                            G
A southern man don’t need him around, anyhow

 

D         Cadd9      G          D               Cadd9            G
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
D         Cadd9      G          D             Cadd9                  G
Sweet home Alabama, lord I’m coming home to you.

Solo
F C
D Cadd9 G
D Cadd9 G

 

D                  Cadd9                     G              F      C      D
In Birmingham they love the Gov’nor, boo-hoo-hoo
D                 Cadd9                       G
Now we all did what we could do
D                  Cadd9            G
Now watergate doesn’t bother me
D                 Cadd9                     G
Does you conscience bother you, (now tell the truth!)

 

D         Cadd9      G          D               Cadd9            G
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
D         Cadd9      G        D                Cadd9                 G
Sweet home Alabama, lord I’m coming home to you. Here I come

Solo

D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G

 

D        Cadd9                                    G
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swappers
D                             Cadd9                                  G
And they’ve been known to pick a song or two (yes we do)
D              Cadd9               G
Lord they get me off so much
D                      Cadd9                       G
They pick me up when I’m feeling blue, Now how about you?

 

D         Cadd9      G          D               Cadd9            G
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
D         Cadd9      G          D             Cadd9                  G
Sweet home Alabama, lord I’m coming home to you.

 



D         Cadd9       G
Sweet home Alabama (Oh sweet home baby)
D                Cadd9             G
Where the skies are so blue (And the governor’s true)
D          Cadd9      G
Sweet Home Alabama, (Lord, yeah)
D               Cadd9                   G
Lord, I’m coming home to you

 

D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G