Sweet Home Alabama chords
Lynyrd Skynyrd

Opening

Form a D chord, then pick the single strings D D B/G
Form a C chord, then pick the single strings A A B/G
Form a G Chord, then pick the single strings E E G

D C G 4x

 
D 
Big 
 
 
C 
wheels keep on  
G 
turning
D 
Carry me  
C 
home to see my  
G 
kin.
D 
Singing 
 
 
C 
songs about the  
G 
southland
D 
I miss’ole’ ‘
C 
bamy once a
G 
gain (and I think it’s a sin)
 
D 
 
C 
 
G 
D 
Well, I heard Mister  
C 
Young sing about  
G 
her
D 
Well, I heard ole  
C 
Neil put her  
G 
down.
D 
Well, I hope Neil  
C 
Young will re
G 
member,
D 
A southern  
C 
man don’t need him a
G 
round 
 
anyhow
 
D 
Sweet 
 
 
C 
home 
 
Ala
G 
bama,
D 
Where the  
C 
skies are so  
G 
blue,
D 
Sweet 
 
 
C 
home 
 
Ala
G 
bama,
D 
Lord, I’m  
C 
coming home to  
G 
you.
 
D 
In Birmingham they  
C 
love the  
G 
Gov’nor 
 
 
F 
Boo 
 
 
C 
hoo 
 
 
D 
hoo 
 
!
D 
Now we all  
C 
did what we could  
G 
do.
D 
Now Watergate  
C 
does not bother  
G 
me.
D 
Does your  
C 
conscience bother  
G 
you? (tell the truth)
 
D 
Sweet 
 
 
C 
home 
 
Ala
G 
bama,
D 
Where the  
C 
skies are so  
G 
blue,
D 
Sweet 
 
 
C 
home 
 
Ala
G 
bama,
D 
Lord, I’m  
C 
coming home to  
G 
you.
 
D 
Now Muscle  
C 
Shoals has got the  
G 
Swampers
D 
And they’ve been  
C 
known to pick a  
G 
tune or two
D 
Lord they  
C 
get me off so  
G 
much
D 
They pick me  
C 
up when I’m feeling  
G 
blue (Now how about you?)
 
D 
Sweet 
 
 
C 
home 
 
Ala
G 
bama,
D 
Where the  
C 
skies are so  
G 
blue,
D 
Sweet 
 
 
C 
home 
 
Ala
G 
bama,
D 
Lord, I’m  
C 
coming home to  
G 
you.


These known chords are used in this song.