Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd first appeared in 1974 on their second studio album, Second Helping. One of the band’s most popular song has been featured in numerous films, television series, and advertisements.

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Key of the Song: G major

Sweet Home Alabama is in the key of G major.

Guitar Chords for Sweet Home Alabama

This song is played with regular tuning: E A D G B e

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Sweet Home Alabama – Lyrics with Guitar Chords

D – C – G (4x)

D     C                           G
Big wheels keep on turning
D     C                           G
Carry me home to see my kin.
D     C                           G
Singing songs about the southland
D       C                               G
I miss’ole’ ‘bamy once again (and I think it’s a sin)

D – C – G

D            C                             G
Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her
D            C                             G
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down.
D            C                             G
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember,
D            C                             G
A southern man don’t need him around anyhow

D   G                     G
Sweet home Alabama,
D   G                     G
Where the skies are so blue,
D   G                     G
Sweet home Alabama,
D   G                     G
Lord, I’m coming home to you.

D -C – G – F – C – D
In Birmingham they love the Gov’nor Boo hoo hoo !
D           C                          G
Now we all did what we could do.
D           C                          G
Now Watergate does not bother me.
D           C                          G
Does your conscience bother you? (tell the truth)

D           C                          G
Sweet home Alabama,
D           C                          G
Where the skies are so blue,
D           C                          G
Sweet home Alabama,
D           C                          G
Lord, I’m coming home to you.

D                  C                                      G
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
D                  C                                      G
And they’ve been known to pick a tune or two
D                  C                             G
Lord they get me off so much
D                  C                                              G
They pick me up when I’m feeling blue (Now how about you?)

D                  C                           G
Sweet home Alabama,
D                  C                          G
Where the skies are so blue,
D    C                      G
Sweet home Alabama,
D     C                    G

Lord, I’m coming home to you.

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