Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Sweet Home Alabama chords                   
Lynyrd Skynyrd  1974 (Second Helping)  

"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)

   x4

[Verse]

     *      
 Big wheels ke

      
ep on turning
            
 Carry me home

           
 to see my kin

.
            
 Singing songs

           
 about the sou

thland
             
 I miss'ole' '

           
bamy once agai

n (and I think

 it's a sin)

[Instrumental] x2

   

             
 Well, I heard

             
 Mister Young 

      
sing about her
             
 Well, I heard

             
 ole Neil put 

    
her down.
             
 Well, I hope 

             
Neil Young wil

    
l remember,
            
 A southern ma

              
n don't need h

    
im around anyh

ow

[Chorus]

            
 Sweet home Al

 
abama, 
            
 Where the ski

          
es are so blue

, 
            
 Sweet home Al

          
abama,   
            
 Lord, I'm com

             
ing home to yo

                
u.

[Instrumental] x2

  

[Verse]

            
 In Birmingham

              
 they love the

            
 Gov'nor   Boo

      
  hoo  hoo !
            
 Now we all di

              
d what we coul

  
d do.
             
 Now Watergate

             
 does not both

   
er me.
            
 Does your con

              
science bother

 
 you?  (tell t

he truth)

[Chorus]

            
 Sweet home Al

 
abama, 
            
 Where the ski

          
es are so blue

, 
            
 Sweet home Al

          
abama,   
            
 Lord, I'm com

             
ing home to yo

                 
u.

[Instrumental]

   

    
Ah Ah Ah   Ala

bama  x4

   x2

[Verse]

            
 Now Muscle Sh

              
oals has got t

   
he Swampers
             
 And they've b

             
een known to p

      
ick a tune or 

two
            
 Lord they get

           
 me off so muc

h
             
 They pick me 

             
up when I'm fe

      
eling blue (No

w how about yo

u?)

[Chorus]

            
 Sweet home Al

 
abama, 
            
 Where the ski

          
es are so blue

, 
            
 Sweet home Al

          
abama,   
            
 Lord, I'm com

             
ing home to yo

                 
u.
            
 Sweet home Al

 
abama, (oh swe

et home)
            
 Where the ski

          
es are so blue

, (and it's tr

ue)
            
 Sweet home Al

          
abama,   
            
 Lord, I'm com

             
ing home to yo

                 
u.

[Outro]

  

* Some folks prefer Cadd9 rather then C

Set8