Sweet Home Alabama Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	G
Capo:	no capo

Author victoriaah [a] 71.

11 contributors total, last edit on May 5, 2023

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Cadd9

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[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]
D Cadd9 G  x4
 
 
[Verse 1]
D     Cadd9          G
  Big wheels keep on turning
D          Cadd9          G
  Carry me home to see my kin
D         Cadd9           G
  Singing songs about the south land
D             Cadd9      G
  I miss ole 'bamy once again and I think it's a sin
 
 
[Interlude]
D Cadd9 G  x2
 
 
[Verse 2]
D                  Cadd9       G
  Well, I heard Mr Young sing about her
D                   Cadd9        G
  Well, I heard old Neil put her down
D                   Cadd9        G
  Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
D            Cadd9               G
  A southern man don't need him around, anyhow
 
 
[Chorus]
D       Cadd9   G    D          Cadd9        G
  Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
D       Cadd9   G    D          Cadd9          G    F C
  Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you
 
 
[Solo]
D Cadd9 G  x2
 
 
[Verse 3]
D           Cadd9             G        F   C   D
  In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor, boo-hoo-hoo
(D)          Cadd9             G
  Now we all did what we could do
D          Cadd9        G
  Now Watergate does not bother me
D           Cadd9             G
  Does your conscience bother you (tell the truth!)
 
 
[Chorus]
D       Cadd9   G    D          Cadd9        G
  Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
D       Cadd9   G    D          Cadd9          G
  Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you
 
(Here I come, Alabama)
 
 
[Solo]
D Cadd9 G  x8
 
[Interlude]
D Cadd9 G  x2
 
 
[Verse 4]
D            Cadd9              G
  Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
D                  Cadd9                   G
  And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes, we do)
D            Cadd9      G
  Lord, they get me off so much
D              Cadd9               G
  They pick me up when I'm feeling blue, now how 'bout you?
 
 
[Chorus]
D       Cadd9   G    D          Cadd9        G
  Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
D       Cadd9   G    D          Cadd9          G    F C
  Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you
 
D       Cadd9   G
  Sweet home Alabama (Oh, sweet home baby)
D           Cadd9        G
  Where the skies are so blue (And the governor's true)
D       Cadd9   G
  Sweet Home Alabama, (Lord, yeah)
D           Cadd9          G
  Lord, I'm coming home to you (Yeah, yeah)
 
 
[Outro]
D Cadd9 G  x6
 
(fade out)
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37 comments

LOVE THAT YOU PUT CHORDS OVER ALL VERSES, MUCH EASY FOR BEGINNER'S OR WHEN YOU'RE SCROLLING AND HAVE FORGOTTEN CHORDS

+35

riff in the beginning should be like this: e-------------------------3 b-----3---------1---------3 g-------2----------0------0 d-0-0---------------------0 a----------3-3------------2 E---------------------3-3-3

+23

The last verse should read, "Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers" The Swampers were a group of studio musicians in the Shoals area and they are who Ronnie is referring to in the lyrics.

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