My Homes In Alabama

Intro: A7 D x2 A7 D (x2) verse 1(strummed once each time) D D7 Drinkin' was forbidden in my Christian country home Dm G I learned to play the flattop on them good ol' Gospel songs C Am7 Then I heard about the barrooms just across the Georgia line Am7 D Where a boy could make a livin' playin' guitar late at night verse 2 D D7 Had to learn about the ladies, too young to understand Dm G Why the young girls fall in love with the boys in the band C Am7 When the boys turn to music, the girls just turn away A7 D To some other guitar picker in some other late night place verse 3 D D7 Yeah, held on to my music, I let the ladies walk away Dm G Took my songs and dreams to Nashville then I moved on to L.A. C Am7 Up to New York City all across the USA Am7 D I lost so much of me but there's enough of me to say that my [Refrão] G A D Am7 Home's in Alabama, no matter where I lay my head G F#m G D My home's in Alabama, Southern born and Southern bred verse 4 D D7 What keeps me goin' I don't really know Dm G Can't be the money Lord knows I'm always broke C Am7 Could it be the satisfaction of bein' understood Am7 D When the people really love ya and let you know when it's good D D7 Oh I'll speak my Southern English just as natural as I please Dm G I'm in the heart of Dixie, Dixie's in the heart of me C Am7 And someday when I make it, when love finds a way Am7 D Somewhere high on Lookout Mountain I'll just smile with pride and say that my [Refrão] G A D Am7 Home's in Alabama, no matter where I lay my head G F#m G D My home's in Alabama, Southern born and Southern bred G D Southern born and Southern bred G D Southern born and Southern bred(tempo speeds up)