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