Alabama - My homes in alabama

^DDrinking was forbidden in my^Dmaj7 Christian country home I^D7 learned to play the flattop on them^G good old Gospel songs Then I^C heard about the bar rooms just^A across the Georgia line Where a^A7 boy could make a living playing^D guitar late at night

Had to^D learn about the ladies, too^Dmaj7 young to understand Why the^D7 young girls fall in love with the^G boys in the band When the^C boys turn to music, the^A girls just turn away To some^A7 other guitar picker in some^D other late night place

Yeah,^D held on to my music, I let the^Dmaj7 ladies walk away Took my^D7 songs and dreams to Nashville then I^G moved on to L.A ^CUp to New York City all a^Across the USA I^A7 lost so much of me but there's e^Dnough of me to say

That my^G home's^A7 in Ala^Dbama, no matter^Am7 where I lay my^D head My^G home's in Ala^F#mbama, Southern^G born and Southern^D bred ^{Am7 D Am7 D}

^DWhat keeps me going^Dmaj7 I don't really know ^D7Can't be the money Lord^G knows I'm always broke Could it^C be the satisfaction of^A being understood When the^A7 people really love you and let you^D know when it's good

Oh I'll^D speak my Southern English just as^Dmaj7 natural as I please I'm^D7 in the heart of Dixie, Dixie's^G in the heart of me And^C someday when I make it, when^A love finds a way Somewhere^A7 high on Lookout Mountain I'll just^D smile with pride and say

That my^G home's^A7 in Ala^Dbama, no matter^Am7 where I lay my^D head My^G home's in Ala^F#mbama, Southern^G born and Southern^D bred Southern^Am7 born and Southern^D bred, Southern^Am7 born and Southern^D bred