Chords for Alan Jackson - "My Home's In Alabama"
Tempo:
78.925 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
G
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Please welcome Alan Jackson.
[B] [A]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D]
Drinking was forbidden in my Christian country home.
Learned to play the flat top [G] on them good old gospel songs.
[C] Then I heard about the barrooms [A] just across the Georgia line.
Where a boy could make a living [D] playing guitar late at night.
I had to learn about the ladies too young to understand.
While the young girls fall in love [G] with the boys in the band.
[C] When the boys turn to music [A] the girls just turn away.
To some other guitar picker [D] in some other late night place.
Here I held on to my music let the ladies walk away.
Took my songs and dreams to Nashville [G] then I moved on to LA.
[C]
Up to New York City [A] all across the USA.
I've lost so much of me but [D] there's enough of me to say.
[G] That my [A] home's [D] in Alabama.
No [Am] matter where [D] I lay my head.
[G] My home's [F#m] in Alabama.
[G] Southern born [D] and southern bred.
[Am]
[D] [Am]
What [D]
keeps me going I don't really know.
Can't be the money [G] Lord knows I'm always broke.
[C] Could it be the satisfaction [A] of being understood.
When the people really love you and [D] let you know when it's good.
I'll speak my southern English natural as I please.
I'm in the heart of Dixie.
[G] Dixie's in the heart of me.
[C]
And someday when I make it [A] when love finds a way.
Somewhere high on a lookout mountain [D] I'll just smile with pride and say.
[G] That my [A] home's [D] in Alabama.
No [Am] matter where [D] I lay my head.
[G] My home's [F#m] in Alabama.
[Bm] Southern [G] born and [D] southern bred.
[Am] Southern born and [D] southern bred.
[Am] Southern born [D] and southern bred.
[Bm] [Gm] [D] [Em]
[Am] [G] [D]
[Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am] Southern born [D] and southern bred.
[Am] Southern born [D] and southern bred.
[B]
[B] [A]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D]
Drinking was forbidden in my Christian country home.
Learned to play the flat top [G] on them good old gospel songs.
[C] Then I heard about the barrooms [A] just across the Georgia line.
Where a boy could make a living [D] playing guitar late at night.
I had to learn about the ladies too young to understand.
While the young girls fall in love [G] with the boys in the band.
[C] When the boys turn to music [A] the girls just turn away.
To some other guitar picker [D] in some other late night place.
Here I held on to my music let the ladies walk away.
Took my songs and dreams to Nashville [G] then I moved on to LA.
[C]
Up to New York City [A] all across the USA.
I've lost so much of me but [D] there's enough of me to say.
[G] That my [A] home's [D] in Alabama.
No [Am] matter where [D] I lay my head.
[G] My home's [F#m] in Alabama.
[G] Southern born [D] and southern bred.
[Am]
[D] [Am]
What [D]
keeps me going I don't really know.
Can't be the money [G] Lord knows I'm always broke.
[C] Could it be the satisfaction [A] of being understood.
When the people really love you and [D] let you know when it's good.
I'll speak my southern English natural as I please.
I'm in the heart of Dixie.
[G] Dixie's in the heart of me.
[C]
And someday when I make it [A] when love finds a way.
Somewhere high on a lookout mountain [D] I'll just smile with pride and say.
[G] That my [A] home's [D] in Alabama.
No [Am] matter where [D] I lay my head.
[G] My home's [F#m] in Alabama.
[Bm] Southern [G] born and [D] southern bred.
[Am] Southern born and [D] southern bred.
[Am] Southern born [D] and southern bred.
[Bm] [Gm] [D] [Em]
[Am] [G] [D]
[Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am] Southern born [D] and southern bred.
[Am] Southern born [D] and southern bred.
[B]
Key:
D
Am
G
A
C
D
Am
G
Please welcome Alan Jackson.
[B] _ _ _ [A] _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Drinking was forbidden in my Christian country home. _
Learned to play the flat top [G] on them good old gospel songs.
[C] Then I heard about the barrooms [A] just across the Georgia line.
Where a boy could make a living [D] playing guitar late at night.
I had to learn about the ladies too young to understand.
While the young girls fall in love [G] with the boys in the band.
[C] When the boys turn to music [A] the girls just turn away.
To some other guitar picker [D] in some other late night place.
Here I held on to my music let the ladies walk away.
Took my songs and dreams to Nashville [G] then I moved on to LA.
[C]
Up to New York City [A] all across the USA.
I've lost so much of me but [D] there's enough of me to say.
[G] That my [A] home's [D] in Alabama.
No [Am] matter where [D] I lay my head.
_ [G] My _ home's [F#m] in Alabama.
_ [G] Southern born [D] and southern bred.
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am]
What _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
keeps me going I don't really know. _
Can't be the money [G] Lord knows I'm always broke.
[C] Could it be the satisfaction [A] of being understood.
When the people really love you and [D] let you know when it's good.
I'll speak my southern English natural as I please.
I'm in the heart of Dixie.
[G] Dixie's in the heart of me.
[C]
And someday when I make it [A] when love finds a way.
Somewhere high on a lookout mountain [D] I'll just smile with pride and say.
[G] That my _ [A] home's [D] in Alabama.
No [Am] matter where [D] I lay my head.
[G] My _ home's [F#m] in Alabama.
_ [Bm] Southern [G] born and [D] southern bred.
_ [Am] Southern born and [D] southern bred.
_ [Am] Southern born [D] and southern bred. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] Southern born _ [D] and southern bred.
_ [Am] Southern born _ _ [D] and southern bred. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Drinking was forbidden in my Christian country home. _
Learned to play the flat top [G] on them good old gospel songs.
[C] Then I heard about the barrooms [A] just across the Georgia line.
Where a boy could make a living [D] playing guitar late at night.
I had to learn about the ladies too young to understand.
While the young girls fall in love [G] with the boys in the band.
[C] When the boys turn to music [A] the girls just turn away.
To some other guitar picker [D] in some other late night place.
Here I held on to my music let the ladies walk away.
Took my songs and dreams to Nashville [G] then I moved on to LA.
[C]
Up to New York City [A] all across the USA.
I've lost so much of me but [D] there's enough of me to say.
[G] That my [A] home's [D] in Alabama.
No [Am] matter where [D] I lay my head.
_ [G] My _ home's [F#m] in Alabama.
_ [G] Southern born [D] and southern bred.
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am]
What _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
keeps me going I don't really know. _
Can't be the money [G] Lord knows I'm always broke.
[C] Could it be the satisfaction [A] of being understood.
When the people really love you and [D] let you know when it's good.
I'll speak my southern English natural as I please.
I'm in the heart of Dixie.
[G] Dixie's in the heart of me.
[C]
And someday when I make it [A] when love finds a way.
Somewhere high on a lookout mountain [D] I'll just smile with pride and say.
[G] That my _ [A] home's [D] in Alabama.
No [Am] matter where [D] I lay my head.
[G] My _ home's [F#m] in Alabama.
_ [Bm] Southern [G] born and [D] southern bred.
_ [Am] Southern born and [D] southern bred.
_ [Am] Southern born [D] and southern bred. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] Southern born _ [D] and southern bred.
_ [Am] Southern born _ _ [D] and southern bred. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _