Alabama Chords
by Neil Young
Alabama by Neil Young is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G, Em7, C, D, E and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO:
F G Em7
F G F C
F G Em7
VERSE:
F G Em7
Oh oh Alabama,
F G F C
The devil fools with the best laid plans
F G Em7
Swing low Alabama.
F D
You got the spare change - you got to feel strange
E F G
And now the moment is all that it meant.
1:
Am
Alabama - you got the weight on your shoulders
C D
That's breaking your back.
Am
Your cadillac has got a wheel in the ditch
C D
And a wheel on the track.
VERSE:
F G Em7
Oh oh Alabama,
F G F C
Banjos playing through the broken glass
F G Em7
Windows down in Alabama
F D
See the old folks tied in white ropes
E F G
Hear the banjos, don't it take you down home
G Am Am
Bridge
F G Em7
F G F C
F G Em7
F D E F G
REPEAT Chorus 1
VERSE:
F G Em7
Oh oh Alabama,
F G F C
Can I see you and shake your hand
F G Em7
Make friends down in Alabama.
F D
I'm from a new land, I come to you and
E F G
See all this ruin, What are you doing?
2:
Am
Alabama - you've got the rest of the Union
D
To help you along
Am
What's going wrong?
F G Em7