[Intro - BPM 98 - riff on own - then riff and drums] (notes - Wheels, Well I Heard, In Birmingham, Muscle Shoals)
[Verse] Big wheels keep on turning Carrying me home to see my kin Singing songs about the southland I'm missing old mammie once again And I think it's a sin, yes
[Riff] Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her (oo, oo, oo) Well I heard old Neil put it down Well I hope Neil Young will remember A southern man don't need him around anyhow
[Chorus] Sweet home Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet Home Alabama Lord, I'm coming home to you
[Solo 1] In Birmingham they loved the governor (oo, oo, oo F to C bit) Now we all did what we could do Now Watergate does not bother me Does your conscience bother you? Tell the truth
[Chorus] Here I come Alabama
[Solo - Alabam ah, ah, ah] [Riff]
[Verse] Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers (oo, oo, oo) And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes, they do) Lord they give me oh so much They pick me up when I'm feeling blue Now how about you?
[Verse 1 - No drums - Riff later from G back to start of chords is A - 87 5 33] [Guitar slightly funky - Xxxx XxxX xXxX Xxxx] [G] Tastes like [Dm7] strawberries On a [Am7] summer evening [C] And it sounds just like a [G] song I want [Dm7] more berries And that [Am7] summer feeling [C] It's so wonderful and [G] warm
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum] Breathe me [Dm7] in, breathe me [Am7] out I don't [C] know if I could ever go with [G] out I'm just [Dm7] thin.....king out [Am7] loud I don't [C] know if I could ever go with [G] out
[Chorus] Watermelon sugar [Dm7] high Watermelon sugar [Am7] high Watermelon sugar [C] high Watermelon sugar [G] high (Watermelon sugar)
[Verse 2 - With riff on A string 87 5 3] [Dm7] Strawberries On a [Am7] summer evening [C] Baby, you're the end of [G] June I want [Dm7] your belly And that [Am7] summer feeling [C] Getting washed away in [G] you
[Pre-Chorus] Breathe me [Dm7] in, breathe me [Am7] out I don't [C] know if I could ever go with [G] out (stop)
[Chorus] Watermelon sugar [Dm7] high Watermelon sugar [Am7] high Watermelon sugar [C] high Watermelon sugar [G] high
Watermelon sugar [Dm7] high Watermelon sugar [Am7] high Watermelon sugar [C] high Watermelon sugar [G] high
[Pre-Bridge - Vocal starts on high A] [Dm7] I just wanna taste it [Am7] I just wanna taste it [C] Watermelon sugar [Gadd9] high
[Bridge - No drums] Tastes like [Dm7] strawberries On a [Am7] summer evening [C] And it sounds just like a [G] song I want [Dm7] your belly And that [Am7] summer feeling [N.C.] I don't know if I could ever go without
[Chorus] Watermelon sugar [Dm7] high Watermelon sugar [Am7] high Watermelon sugar [C] high (Sugar!) Watermelon sugar [G] high (Sugar!) Watermelon sugar [Dm7] high Watermelon sugar [Am7] high Watermelon sugar [C] high Watermelon sugar [G] high
[Outro] [Dm7] I just wanna taste it [Am7] I just wanna taste it (Yeah) [C] Watermelon sugar [G] high [Dm7] I just wanna taste it [Am7] I just wanna taste it [C] Watermelon sugar [Gadd9] high [N.C.] Watermelon sugar[End]
