Alabama – My Homes In Alabama (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Bass Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Am7 D e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------1-----------1-----------3-----------3-----| G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2--| D|-------------------------0-----------0-----------| A|-0-----------0-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
I just use that same type of pattern for all of the chords,
each note picked being an 8th note.
[Intro]
Am7 D x4
[Verse 1]
D Dmaj7 Drinkin' was forbidden in my Christian country home D7 G I learned to play the flattop on them good old Gospel songs C A7 Then I heard about the barrooms just across the Georgia line A7 D Where a boy could make a livin' playin' guitar late at night
[Verse 2]
D Dmaj7 Had to learn about the ladies; too young to understand D7 G why the young girls fall in love with the boys in the band C A7 When the boys turn to music, the girls just turn away A7 D to some other guitar picker in some other late night place
[Verse 3]
D Dmaj7 Yeah, I held on to my music; let the ladies walk away D7 G Took my songs and dreams to Nashville, then I moved on to L.A. C A7 Up to New York City, all across the USA A7 D I've lost so much of me but there's enough of me to say that my
[Chorus]
G A D Am7 D home's in Alabama, no matter where I lay my head G F#m G D My home's in Alabama, Southern born and Southern bred
[Interlude]
Am7 D x2
[Verse 4]
D Dmaj7 What keeps me goin'? I don't really know D7 G Can't be the money, Lord knows I'm always broke C A7 Could it be the satisfaction of bein' understood A7 D when the people really love you and let you know when it's good
[Verse 5]
D Dmaj7 Oh, I'll speak my Southern English as natural as I please D7 G I'm in the heart of Dixie, Dixie's in the heart of me C A7 and someday when I make it, when love finds a way A7 D somewhere high on Lookout Mountain I'll just smile with pride and say that my
[Chorus]
G A D Am7 D home's in Alabama, no matter where I lay my head G F#m G D My home's in Alabama, Southern born and Southern bred