Sweet Home Alabama Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
97.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

F

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama Lyrics chords
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[D] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] I'm a [C] tall man with a [G] lot of skin and I'm pretty soon, [D] yeah.
[C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] Well I [C] heard Mr.
Young [G] sing about her.
[D] Well I heard [C] old Neil sing about her.
[G] [D] Well I [C] hope Neil Young will [G] remember.
[D] I said [C] the man don't [G] need him around any how.
[D] [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [C] [D] [C] where the sky's [G] got blue.
[C] [D] [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [C] [D] [C] what I've come in [G] home to.
[F] [C] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] In [C] Birmingham, they [G] love you don't know.
[F] [C] [D] Now [C] we 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 truth.
[D] [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [C] [D] [C] where the [G] sky's got blue.
[C] [D] [C] Sweet [G] home Alabama, [C] [D] what [C] I've come in [G] home to. Welcome.
[D] [C]
[Gm] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] Now [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C] Muscle Shoals has [G] got the swamp us.
[D] And [C] they've been known for the [G] swamp too.
[D] [C] Lord they get me [G] on so much.
[D] They pick [C] me up when I'm [G] feeling blue.
Now about you.
[D] [C]
Sweet home [G] Alabama, [C] [D] [C] where the sky's [G] got blue.
[C] [D] [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [C] [D] [C] what I've come in [G] home to.
[F] [C] [D] Sweet [C]
home [G] Alabama, [D] oh sweet [C] home.
[D] [C] Where the sky's [G] got blue and the darkness [C] too.
[D] [C]
Sweet home [G] Alabama, [D] [C] [D] [C] what I've come in [G] home to.
Yeah.
[D] [C]
[G] My home.
Don't worry about that.
[D] [C] [G] [Dm] [Cm]
[Gm] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [D] [C]
[G] [Em] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, G, D, C and D in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 48 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 98 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] I'm a [C] tall man with a [G] lot of skin and I'm pretty soon, [D] yeah.
_ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] Well I [C] heard Mr.
Young [G] sing about her.
_ _ [D] Well I heard [C] old Neil sing about her.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] Well I [C] hope Neil Young will [G] remember.
_ _ [D] I said [C] the man don't [G] need him around any how.
[D] _ _ [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] where the sky's [G] got blue.
[C] _ _ [D] _ [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] what I've come in [G] home to.
_ [F] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] In [C] Birmingham, they [G] love you don't know.
[F] _ [C] _ [D] Now [C] we 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 truth.
[D] _ [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ _ [C] _ [D] [C] where the [G] sky's got blue.
_ _ [C] _ [D] [C] Sweet [G] home Alabama, _ _ [C] _ [D] what [C] I've come in [G] home to. Welcome.
_ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ Now _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] Muscle Shoals has [G] got the swamp us.
_ [D] And [C] they've been known for the [G] swamp too.
_ _ [D] _ [C] Lord they get me [G] on so much.
_ [D] They pick [C] me up when I'm [G] feeling blue.
Now about you.
[D] _ _ _ [C]
Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] where the sky's [G] got blue.
_ [C] _ [D] _ [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] what I've come in [G] home to.
_ [F] _ [C] _ [D] Sweet [C]
home [G] Alabama, [D] oh sweet [C] home.
[D] _ [C] Where the sky's [G] got blue and the darkness [C] too.
[D] _ _ [C]
Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ [D] _ [C] _ [D] _ [C] what I've come in [G] home to.
Yeah.
[D] _ _ [C] _
[G] My home.
Don't worry about that.
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

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

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