Sweet Home Alabama Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
97.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

F

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama chords
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[D] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] Yes.
[C]
[G] [D] [C] I'm a big wheel, so keep [G] on turning, [D] carry [C] me home just like [G] him.
[D] Singing [C] songs about [G] the Southland.
[D] I'm a [C] Southland man with white [G] skin and I think it's a sin.
Yes.
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] Well I heard [C] Mr.
Young sing [G] about her.
[D] Well I heard [C] old Neil put [G] her down.
[D] Well I hope [C] Neil Young will [G] remember.
[D] I said the [C] man don't need [G] him around anyhow.
[D] [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [C] [D] where [C] the sky is hot [G] as blue.
[C] [D] [C]
Sweet home [G] Alabama, [C] [D] Lord [C] I come in [G] home to [F] you.
[C] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] In [C] Birmingham they love [G] the young and old.
[C] [D] Now we [C] all did what [G] we could do.
[D] Now [C]
Watergate [G] does not bother me.
[D] [C] Does your conscience [G] bother you?
Tell the [D] truth.
[C]
Sweet home [G] Alabama, [C] [D] [C] where the sky [G] is hot as blue.
[D] [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [C] [D] [C] Lord I come in [G] home to you.
Here I come.
Here I [D] come.
[C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] Now [C] most of those shows are [G] scotch swabbers.
[D] And [C] they've been known to put the [G] song to.
[D] [C] Lord they give me [G] all so much.
[D] They [C] pick me up when I'm [G] feeling blue.
And I'm about [D] you.
[C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, oh sweet [C] home.
[D] [C] Where the sky is [G] hot as blue.
And it comes [C] true.
[D] [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [C] Lord [D] [C] I come in [G] home to you.
[D] Yes!
[C]
[G] My heart is going to God damn.
[D] [C] [G] [Dm] [Cm]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [N]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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Learn the basic chords of Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama chords, with this master sequence: C, G, D, C and D. Ease into the song by practicing at 48 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 98 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] Yes.
[C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] I'm a big wheel, so keep [G] on turning, _ _ [D] carry [C] me home just like [G] him.
_ _ _ [D] Singing [C] songs about [G] the Southland.
_ _ [D] I'm a [C] Southland man with white [G] skin and I think it's a sin.
Yes.
[D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ Well I heard [C] Mr.
Young sing [G] about her.
_ _ [D] Well I heard [C] old Neil put [G] her down.
_ _ [D] Well I hope [C] Neil Young will [G] remember.
_ _ _ [D] I said the [C] man don't need [G] him around anyhow.
[D] _ _ [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ _ [C] _ [D] where [C] the sky is hot [G] as blue.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C]
Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ _ [C] _ [D] Lord [C] I come in [G] home to [F] you.
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] In [C] Birmingham they love [G] the young and old.
[C] _ _ [D] Now we [C] all did what [G] we could do.
_ _ _ [D] Now [C]
Watergate [G] does not bother me.
_ [D] _ [C] Does your conscience [G] bother you?
Tell the [D] truth.
_ _ [C]
Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] where the sky [G] is hot as blue.
_ _ _ [D] [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] Lord I come in [G] home to you.
Here I come.
Here I [D] come.
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] Now [C] most of those shows are [G] scotch swabbers.
_ [D] And [C] they've been known to put the [G] song to.
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] Lord they give me [G] all so much.
_ [D] They [C] pick me up when I'm [G] feeling blue.
And I'm about [D] you.
_ [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, oh sweet [C] home.
[D] _ [C] Where the sky is [G] hot as blue.
And it comes [C] true.
[D] _ [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ [C] Lord [D] _ [C] I come in [G] home to you.
_ _ [D] Yes!
[C] _
[G] My heart is going to God damn.
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant and Ed King.

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