Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Submitted by:  Charles, aerobrooks@hotmail.com
Date:  7/30/2008

SWEET HOME ALABAMA
Lynyrd Skynyrd

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.   Yeah.

riff 1

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

F  C  D  C  G  D  C  G
Solo 1

D         C                 G         F    C   D
In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.  Oooh 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
Solo2
riff 1

D          C                  G
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
D                C             G
and they ve been known to pick a song 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
Chorus

b-bend
r-release
h-hammer on
p-pull off
/-slide up
-slide down
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