Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama (Guitar)
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1.0x
Chords
Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974 (Second Helping) ***
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Home_Alabama
"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)
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)
[Opening 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.
[Opening 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.
[Opening 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 G Gsus4 G
* Some folks prefer Cadd9 rather then C
**
D
e|--------| B|------0-| G|-------0| D|-0-0----| A|--------| E|--------|
C
e|--------| B|-----0--| G|------0-| D|--------| A|-0-0----| E|--------|
G
e|--------| B|--------| G|-----0--| D|--------| A|--------| E|-0-0----| or end on G chord
*** Alternates:
Capo II
D = C
C = Bb
G = F
F = Eb
Capo III
D = B
C = A
G = E
F = D
Capo V
D = A
C = G
G = D
F = C
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
D = E
C = D
G = A
F = G
D = G
C = F
G = C
F = Bb
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