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GUITAR CHORDS

Sweet Home Alabama

Lynyrd Skynyrd
All-time classics Classic rock
KeyG
Capo—
LevelMedium
Transpose G 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point

Intro Riff

(w/ fills)
e|-------------------------|-------3------------|
B|-------3-----------3-----|-------3------------|
G|---------2-----------0---|-------0------------| x4
D|-0--0--------------------|-------0------------|
A|-------------3--3--------|-------2------------|
E|-------------------------|-3--3--3------------|
 
 

Intro

DCadd9G x4
 
 

Verse 1

DCadd9G
Big wheels keep on turning
DCadd9G
Carry me home to see my kin
DCadd9G
Singing songs about the south land
DCadd9G
I miss ole 'bamy once again and I think it's a sin
 
 

Interlude

DCadd9G x2
 
 

Verse 2

DCadd9G
Well, I heard Mr Young sing about her
DCadd9G
Well, I heard old Neil put her down
DCadd9G
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
DCadd9G
A southern man don't need him around, anyhow
 
 

Chorus

DCadd9GDCadd9G
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
DCadd9GDCadd9GFC
Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you
 
 

Solo

DCadd9G x2
 
 

Verse 3

DCadd9GFCD
In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor, boo-hoo-hoo
DCadd9G
Now we all did what we could do
DCadd9G
Now Watergate does not bother me
DCadd9G
Does your conscience bother you (tell the truth!)
 
 

Chorus

DCadd9GDCadd9G
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
DCadd9GDCadd9G
Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you
 
(Here I come, Alabama)
 
 

Solo

DCadd9G x8
 

Interlude

DCadd9G x2
 
 

Verse 4

DCadd9G
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
DCadd9G
And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes, we do)
DCadd9G
Lord, they get me off so much
DCadd9G
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue, now how 'bout you?
 
 

Chorus

DCadd9GDCadd9G
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
DCadd9GDCadd9GFC
Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you
 
DCadd9G
Sweet home Alabama (Oh, sweet home baby)
DCadd9G
Where the skies are so blue (And the governor's true)
DCadd9G
Sweet Home Alabama, (Lord, yeah)
DCadd9G
Lord, I'm coming home to you (Yeah, yeah)
 
 

Outro

DCadd9G x6
 
(fade out)
End

How to play Sweet Home Alabama chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd is presented in the key of G. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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