Intro - D - D/B - D/G - Em - D - D/B - G
(verse 1)
DD/B
Misty sunrise in my hometown,
D/F#D/G
Rows of cotton bout knee high,
DD/B
Mrs. Baker down the dirt road,
D/F#D/G
Still got clothes out on the line,
(verse 2)
DD/B
Erwin Nichols there with Judge Lee,
D/F#D/G
Playin checkers at the gin,
DD/B
When I dream about the southland,
GEm7
This is where it all begins,
(chorus)
DBm
From Carolina down to Georgia,
GEm7
Smell the jasmine and magnollia,
DBm
Sleepy Sweet home Alabama,
G - Em7
Roll tide roll,
DBm
Muddy water, Misssissippi,
GEm7 - D
Blessed Graceland whispers to me,
BmG
Carry on, Carry on,
AD - Bm - G
Sweet Southern Comfort carry on,
(verse 3)
DD/B
Catchin catfish on the river,
D/F#D/G
Chasin fireflies by the creek,
DD/B
Kissin Debbie Williams sister,
D/F#D/G
On the porch Homecommin week,
(verse 4)
DD/B
With rusty cars and weeping willows,
D/F#D/G
Keepin watch out in the yard,
DD/B
Just a snapshot of downhome Dixie,
D/GEm7
Could be anywhere you are,
(chorus)
DBm
In Carolina or in Georgia,
GEm7
Open arms are waitin for ya,
DBmG - Em7
Louisianna yellow rose of San Antone,
DBm
Arkansas, Mississippi,
GEm - D
Old man river whispers to me,
BmG
Carry on, Carry on,
AD
Sweet Southern Comfort carry on,
(lead chords - D - Bm - G - Em - D - Bm - G)
(verse 5)
DD/B
As I sit here I'm surrounded,
D/F#D/G
By these priceless memories,
DD/B
I don't have to think about it,
GEm7
There's no place I'd rather be,
(chorus)
DBm
In Carolina or in Georgia,
GEm7
Smell the jasmine and magnollia,
DBm
Sleepy Sweet home Alabama,
G - Em7
Roll tide roll,
DBm
Muddy water, Misssissippi,
GEm7 - D
Blessed Graceland whispers to me,
BmG
Carry on, Carry on,
A - D
Sweet Southern Comfort,
BmG
Carry on, Carry on,
AD
Sweet Southern Comfort carry on,