Sweet Home chords by Old Crow Medicine Show

Chords with lyrics

Sweet Home

Intro:
D MajorD BB A augmentedA F#F#  BB E MajorE A augmentedA

Verse:
A augmentedA
Two hobos on a railroad line
D MajorD          A augmentedA
I'm getting ready to go
A augmentedA
Pulling on a bottle of burgundy wine
BB          E MajorE
I'm getting ready to go
A augmentedA
Well they couldn't hear that southbound whistle when
D MajorD              BB
The Dixie Flyer burned around the bend
A augmentedA                   F#F#
And it punched their tickets for the promised land
BB      E MajorE    A augmentedA
I'm getting ready to go

Chorus:
A augmentedA      D MajorD       A augmentedA
Sweet home, loving heaven heaven
A augmentedA           BB        E MajorE
Sweet home, can't ya hear me singing low
A augmentedA      D MajorD       A augmentedA
Sweet home, lordy I'll be traveling
D MajorD      BB      A augmentedA
So throw the gates wide open
    E MajorE         A augmentedA
Cause I'm getting ready to go

Verse:
A augmentedA
Two magpies on telephone wire
D MajorD          A augmentedA
I'm getting ready to go
A augmentedA
Singing to the corn like a heavenly choir
BB          E MajorE
I'm getting ready to go
A augmentedA
Old Farmer John must be sleeping sound
D MajorD              BB
They shucked that corn and passed it around
A augmentedA               F#F#
But the old man's wife got her shotgun down
BB      E MajorE    A augmentedA
I'm getting ready to go

Chorus:

Bridge:
C#C#
Listen here pal 'fore your road is run
     F#F#
And your tightrope breaks in two
BB
It's a mighty big world you're standing on
E MajorE
And it keeps going round without little old You know who (hold for 4)
 E MajorE                   A augmentedA (hold 4)
Boodle-am boodle-am boodle-am boodle-am boo

E MajorE                    A augmentedA (hold 4)
Toodle-am toodle-am toodle-am toodle-am too
E MajorE                         A augmentedA (hold 4)
Shake a leg, shake a leg, shake a leg, shake a leg now
D MajorD       BB       A augmentedA     F#F#     BB      E MajorE      A augmentedA
Break a leg, drag a leg, shake a leg, grab a leg, Break a leg, shake a leg now

A augmentedA                        D MajorD          A augmentedA
Well it's so long, good luck, great to know you I'm getting ready to go
A augmentedA              BB                E MajorE
May the lord above take a liking to you I'm getting ready to go
A augmentedA                   A7A7
Well it's a short life of trouble so don't make more
D MajorD                 BB
When death comes creeping 'round your back door
A augmentedA               F#F#
It don't knock twice brother that's for sure
BB      E MajorE    A augmentedA
I'm getting ready to go

Chorus:
A augmentedA      D MajorD       A augmentedA
Sweet home, loving heaven heaven
A augmentedA           BB        E MajorE
Sweet home, can't ya hear me singing low
A augmentedA      D MajorD       A augmentedA
Sweet home, lordy I'll be traveling
D MajorD      BB      A augmentedA
So throw the gates wide open
    E MajorE         A augmentedA
Cause I'm getting ready to go

Outro:
(quick chord):