Sweet Home Alabama Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

On the 24th of June 1974, the track was released. The track was from the album Second Helping.

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: G
• Chords: D, C, G, F
• BPM: 98
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: Sweet Home Alabama
• Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Produced by Al Kooper
• Album: Second Helping
• Released Date: 24 June 1974

 
[Verse]
 
D    C              G
 Big wheels keep on turning

D         C              G
 Carry me home to see my kin.

D        C               
 Singing songs 

          G
about the southland

D             C          G
 I miss'ole' 'bamy once again 

(and I think it's a sin)
 
[Instrumental] 
 
D C G
D C G 
 
D                    
 Well, I heard Mister 

C          G
Young sing about her

D                  
 Well, I heard ole 

C            G
Neil put her down.

D                 
 Well, I hope Neil 

C             G
Young will remember,

D           C                 
 A southern man 
                G
Don't need him around anyhow
 
[Chorus]
 
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] 
 
D C G
D C G 
 
[Verse]
 
D                  
In Birmingham they 

C        G         F    C    D
love the Gov'nor   Boo  hoo  hoo !

D           C                 
 Now we all did 

              G
what we could do.

D              
 Now Watergate 

C               G
Does not bother me.

D         
 Does your 

C                 G
Conscience bother you?  

(tell the truth)

 
[Chorus]


 
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]
 
D C G
 
D  C  G
Ah Ah Ah   Alabama  x4
 
D C G 
D C G 

 
[Verse]
 
D           C                
 Now Muscle Shoals 

            G
has got the Swampers

D                
 And they've been 

C               
known to pick 

  G
A tune or two

D          C          
 Lord they get me 

       G
Off so much

D             C                 
 They pick me up when 

            G
I'm feeling blue 

Now how about you?)
 
[Chorus]
 
D      C       G
 Sweet home Alabama, 

D          
 Where the 

C            G
skies are so blue, 

D      C       G
 Sweet home Alabama,  
 
D          
 Lord, I'm 

C              G
coming home to you.

D      C       G
 Sweet home Alabama, 


(oh sweet home)

D          C            G
 Where the skies are so blue, 


(and it's true)

D      C       G
 Sweet home Alabama,   

D          C              G
 Lord, I'm coming home to you.

 
[Outro]
 
D C G
 
  Some folks prefer 

Cadd9 rather then C
 
Set8