Sweet Home Alabama Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
97.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

Dm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sweet Home Alabama chords
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One, two, three.
[C]
[G] Turn [B] it [D] [A]
[G] up.
[D] [C]
[G][D] [C]
[G] [D] Big [C]
wheels keep on [G] turning ♪
[D] ♪ Carry [C] me home just like [G] him ♪
[D] ♪ Singing [C] songs about the [G] Southland ♪
[D] ♪ I'm a [C] Tallahamie, a wash of [G] skin, and I think it's a sin ♪ Yes.
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] ♪ Well, I heard [C] Mr.
Yonick sing [G] about her ♪
[D] Well, I heard old [C] Neil put her [G] down ♪
[D] ♪ Well, I hope [C] Neil Young will [G] remember ♪
[D] ♪ A Southern [C] man don't need him [G] around anyhow [D]
[C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [D] where [C] the skies are [G] blue [C]
[D][C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [D] but [C] I'm coming home [G] to you ♪
♪ Come home [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] to me, come home to me, [D] yeah ♪
♪ In [C] Birmingham, they love [G] to come home, [C] boo, [D] boo, boo ♪
♪ Now, we [C] all did what [G] we could do ♪
[D] ♪ Now, [C] Watergate does [G] not bother me ♪
[D][C] Does your conscience [G] bother you, tell the truth [D]
[C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [D] [C] where the skies [G] are blue ♪
[D][C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [D] [C] but I'm coming [G] home to you ♪
♪ Y'all come home, y'all [D] come home ♪
[C]
[Gm] ♪ Sweet [Em] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
home [G] [D] [A] [C]
[G] [D] [A] Alabama, [C]
[G] [D] y'all come home, [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[E] [G] [Dm] [C]
[G] [D] come home to me ♪
♪ Now, [C] Muscle Shoals has [G] got the swampers ♪
[D] ♪ And [C] they been known for the [G] song, too, ooh ♪
[D] Lord, [C] they give me [G] all so much.
[D] They pick [C] me up when I'm [G] feeling blue, and I'm about you.
[D] [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [D] [C] where the skies [G] are blue.
[D] [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, [D] [C] Lord, I'm coming [G] home to you.
[D] [C] Sweet home [D] Alabama, [G] oh, sweet home,
[D] [C] where the skies [G] are blue, and the drums are true.
[D] [C] Sweet home [E] Alabama, oh, [D] sweet home,
Lord, [C] I'm coming [G] home to you.
Yeah, [F#] yeah.
[C]
[G] My, my, so rich out [D] there.
[Dm] [Cm]
[Gm] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[E] [Dm] [C]
[G] [Em] [Dm]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Dm
2311
A
1231
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, C, G, D, C and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 48 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 98. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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One, two, three.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] Turn [B] it _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] up.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] ♪ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] Big [C]
wheels keep on [G] turning ♪
_ [D] ♪ Carry [C] me home just like [G] him ♪
_ [D] ♪ Singing [C] songs about the [G] Southland ♪
[D] ♪ I'm a [C] Tallahamie, a wash of [G] skin, and I think it's a sin ♪ Yes.
[D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] ♪ Well, I heard [C] Mr.
Yonick sing [G] about her ♪
♪ _ [D] Well, I heard old [C] Neil put her [G] down ♪
[D] ♪ Well, I hope [C] Neil Young will [G] remember ♪
[D] ♪ A Southern [C] man don't need him [G] around anyhow [D]
[C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ _ _ [D] where [C] the skies are [G] blue [C]
[D][C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ _ _ [D] but [C] I'm coming home [G] to you ♪
♪ Come home [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
[G] to me, come home to me, [D] yeah ♪
♪ In [C] Birmingham, they love [G] to come home, [C] boo, [D] boo, boo ♪
♪ Now, we [C] all did what [G] we could do ♪
[D] ♪ Now, [C] Watergate does [G] not bother me ♪
[D][C] Does your conscience [G] bother you, tell the truth [D]
[C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ _ [D] _ [C] where the skies [G] are blue ♪
_ [D][C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ _ [D] _ [C] but I'm coming [G] home to you ♪
♪ Y'all come home, y'all [D] come home ♪
[C] _
_ [Gm] ♪ Sweet [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C]
home [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ [A] Alabama, _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] y'all come home, _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] come home to me ♪
♪ Now, [C] Muscle Shoals has [G] got the swampers ♪
[D] ♪ And [C] they been known for the [G] song, too, _ ooh ♪
[D] Lord, [C] they give me [G] all so much.
_ [D] They pick [C] me up when I'm [G] feeling blue, and I'm about you.
[D] _ _ [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ _ [D] _ [C] where the skies [G] are blue.
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] Sweet home [G] Alabama, _ _ [D] _ [C] Lord, I'm coming [G] home to you.
_ _ [D] _ [C] Sweet home [D] Alabama, [G] oh, sweet home,
[D] _ [C] where the skies [G] are blue, and the drums are true.
[D] _ [C] Sweet home [E] Alabama, oh, _ [D] sweet home,
Lord, [C] I'm coming [G] home to you.
Yeah, [F#] yeah.
[C] _
_ [G] My, my, so rich out [D] there. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _

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