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{title: Sweet home Alabama} {artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd} {time: 4/4} {tempo: 98} {key: D} {duration: 4:38} {meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06} {start_of_part: Intro} [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] {end_of_part} {start_of_verse: Verse 1} [D] big [Cadd9]wheels keep on [G]turning [D] carry me [Cadd9]home to see my [G]kin [D] singing [Cadd9]songs about the [G]Southland [D] I miss Ala[Cadd9]bamy once a[G]gain, and I think it's a sin, yes {end_of_verse} {start_of_part: Link} [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] {end_of_part} {start_of_verse: Verse 2} [D] well I heard mister [Cadd9]Young sing a[G]bout her [D] well, I heard ole [Cadd9]Neil put her [G]down [D] well, I hope Neil [Cadd9]Young will re[G]member [D] a Southern [Cadd9]man don't need him a[G]round anyhow {end_of_verse} {start_of_chorus: Chorus 1} [D] sweet [Cadd9]home Ala[G]bama, [C] [-] [D] where the [Cadd9]skies are so [G]blue [Cadd9] [D] sweet [Cadd9]home Ala[G]bama, [C] [-] [D] Lord, I'm [Cadd9]coming home to [G]you {end_of_chorus} {start_of_part: Solo 1} [F] [C/E] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] {end_of_part} {start_of_verse: Verse 3} [D] in Birming[Cadd9]ham they love the [G]governor ([F]boo, [C/E]boo, [D]boo) [D] now we all [Cadd9]did what we could [G]do [D] now Water[Cadd9]gate does not [G]bother me [D] does your [Cadd9]conscience bother [G]you? tell the truth {end_of_verse} {chorus: Chorus 2} {start_of_part: Solo 2} [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] {end_of_part} {start_of_part: Link} [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] {end_of_part} {start_of_verse: Verse 4} [D] now Muscle [Cadd9]Shoals has got the [G]Swampers [D] and they've been [Cadd9]known to pick a song or [G]two [D] Lord, they [Cadd9]get me off [G]so much [D] they pick me [Cadd9]up when I'm feeling [G]blue, Now how about you? {end_of_verse} {chorus: Chorus 3 (x3)} {start_of_part: (Outtro)} [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [F] [C] [D] {end_of_part}