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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
One, two, three.
0:03
[Riff] G(v2)  - x4
or
D C | G  - x4

Verse 1: 0:22
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.)

Instrumental: 0:42
D C | G  - x2

Verse 2: 0:52
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.

Chorus: 1:11
D        C       G
  Sweet home Alabama,
D             C            G
  Where the skies are so blue.
D        C       G
  Sweet home Alabama,
D            C              G  F C
  Lord, I'm coming home to you.

Instrumental: 1:31
D C | G  - x2

Verse 3: 1:41
D            C                 G
  In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
  F    C    D ->
(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.)

Chorus: 2:01
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.

Instrumental: 2:20
D C | G  - x4
2:40
D    C    G
Aah, aah, aah, Alabama  - x4
3:00
D C | G  - x2

Verse 4: 3:09
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?)

Chorus: 3:29
D        C       G
  Sweet home Alabama,
D             C            G
  Where the skies are so blue.
D        C       G
  Sweet home Alabama,
D            C              G  F C
  Lord, I'm coming home to you.

Chorus: 3:49
D        C       G
  Sweet home Alabama,
(Oh sweet home, baby,)
D             C            G
  Where the skies are so blue.
(And the governor's true.)
D        C       G
  Sweet home Alabama, oooh,
D            C              G
  Lord, I'm coming home to you. Yeah, yeah!

Coda: 4:08
D C | G  - x7
D...

Key

key
G
original
key
G
G# F#
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Tablatures

For original key G only:

Riff:
e|-------------------|-----
B|-----3---------3---|-----
G|-------2---------0-|-----
D|-0-0---------------|-----
A|-----------3-3-----|-----
E|-------------------|-3-3-
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