Chords for My Home's in Alabama- Alabama.
Tempo:
79.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Am
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
Drinking was forbidden in my Christian country home.
I learned to play the flat top [G] on them good old gospel songs.
[C] Then I heard about the [A] barrooms just across the Georgia line,
where a boy could make a living [D] playing guitar late at night.
Had to learn about the ladies too young to understand
why 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.
Yeah, held on to my music, let the ladies walk away.
Took my songs and dreams to Nashville, [G] then I moved on to L.A.
[C] Up to New York City, [A] all across the U.S.A.
I've lost so much of me, [D] but there's enough of me to say
[G] that my [A] home's in [D] Alabama, no [Am] matter where I [D] lay my head.
[G] My home's [F#m] in Alabama, [G] southern born and [D] southern bred.
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
What 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 [D] and let you know when it's good.
Oh, I'll speak my southern English as natural as I please.
I'm in the heart of Dixie, [G] Dixie's in the heart of Maine.
[C] Someday when I make it, [A] when luck finds a way,
somewhere high on Lookout Mountain, [D] I'll just smile with pride and [G] say
that my [A] home's in [D] Alabama, [Am] no matter [A] where [D] I lay my head.
[G] My home's in [F#m] Alabama, [G] southern born and [D] southern bred.
Southern [Am] born and [D] southern bred.
Southern born [Em] and [D] southern bred.
[Am] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Am] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [N]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
Drinking was forbidden in my Christian country home.
I learned to play the flat top [G] on them good old gospel songs.
[C] Then I heard about the [A] barrooms just across the Georgia line,
where a boy could make a living [D] playing guitar late at night.
Had to learn about the ladies too young to understand
why 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.
Yeah, held on to my music, let the ladies walk away.
Took my songs and dreams to Nashville, [G] then I moved on to L.A.
[C] Up to New York City, [A] all across the U.S.A.
I've lost so much of me, [D] but there's enough of me to say
[G] that my [A] home's in [D] Alabama, no [Am] matter where I [D] lay my head.
[G] My home's [F#m] in Alabama, [G] southern born and [D] southern bred.
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
What 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 [D] and let you know when it's good.
Oh, I'll speak my southern English as natural as I please.
I'm in the heart of Dixie, [G] Dixie's in the heart of Maine.
[C] Someday when I make it, [A] when luck finds a way,
somewhere high on Lookout Mountain, [D] I'll just smile with pride and [G] say
that my [A] home's in [D] Alabama, [Am] no matter [A] where [D] I lay my head.
[G] My home's in [F#m] Alabama, [G] southern born and [D] southern bred.
Southern [Am] born and [D] southern bred.
Southern born [Em] and [D] southern bred.
[Am] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Am] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [N]
Key:
D
G
Am
A
C
D
G
Am
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Drinking was forbidden in my Christian country home.
I learned to play the flat top [G] on them good old gospel songs.
[C] Then I heard about the [A] barrooms just across the Georgia line,
where a boy could make a living [D] playing guitar late at night.
Had to learn about the ladies too young to understand
why 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.
Yeah, held on to my music, let the ladies walk away.
Took my songs and dreams to Nashville, [G] then I moved on to L.A.
[C] Up to New York City, [A] all across the U.S.A.
I've lost so much of me, [D] but there's enough of me to say
[G] that my _ [A] home's in [D] Alabama, no [Am] matter where I [D] lay my head.
[G] My _ home's [F#m] in Alabama, _ _ [G] southern born and [D] southern bred. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ What 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 [D] and let you know when it's good.
Oh, I'll speak my southern English as natural as I please.
I'm in the heart of Dixie, [G] Dixie's in the heart of Maine.
[C] Someday when I make it, [A] when luck finds a way,
somewhere high on Lookout Mountain, [D] I'll just smile with pride and [G] say
that my _ [A] home's in [D] Alabama, _ [Am] no matter _ [A] where [D] I lay my head. _
[G] My home's in [F#m] Alabama, _ [G] southern born and [D] southern bred. _
Southern [Am] born and [D] southern bred. _
Southern born [Em] and [D] southern bred.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [N] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ Drinking was forbidden in my Christian country home.
I learned to play the flat top [G] on them good old gospel songs.
[C] Then I heard about the [A] barrooms just across the Georgia line,
where a boy could make a living [D] playing guitar late at night.
Had to learn about the ladies too young to understand
why 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.
Yeah, held on to my music, let the ladies walk away.
Took my songs and dreams to Nashville, [G] then I moved on to L.A.
[C] Up to New York City, [A] all across the U.S.A.
I've lost so much of me, [D] but there's enough of me to say
[G] that my _ [A] home's in [D] Alabama, no [Am] matter where I [D] lay my head.
[G] My _ home's [F#m] in Alabama, _ _ [G] southern born and [D] southern bred. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ What 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 [D] and let you know when it's good.
Oh, I'll speak my southern English as natural as I please.
I'm in the heart of Dixie, [G] Dixie's in the heart of Maine.
[C] Someday when I make it, [A] when luck finds a way,
somewhere high on Lookout Mountain, [D] I'll just smile with pride and [G] say
that my _ [A] home's in [D] Alabama, _ [Am] no matter _ [A] where [D] I lay my head. _
[G] My home's in [F#m] Alabama, _ [G] southern born and [D] southern bred. _
Southern [Am] born and [D] southern bred. _
Southern born [Em] and [D] southern bred.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [N] _