C
Drinking was forbidden in my Christian country home
C7
F
I learned to play the flattop on them good ol’ Gospel songs
A#
G7
Then I heard about the barrooms just across the Georgia line
C
Where a boy could make a living playing guitar late at night
C7
F
Why the young girls fall in love with the boys in the band
A#
G7
When the boys turn to music the girls just turn away
C
To some other guitar picker in some other late night place
C7
F
Took my songs and dreams to Nashville and then I moved on to L.A.
A#
G7
Up to New York City all across the USA
C
I´ve lost so much of me but there’s enough of me to say that
F
G7
C
Gm
C
My home’s in Alabama no matter where I lay my head
F
Em
F
C
My home’s in Alabama southern born and Southern bred
C7
F
Can’t be the money the Lord knows I’m always broke
A#
G7
Could it be the satisfaction of being understood
C
When the people really love you and let you know when it’s good
C7
F
I’m in the heart of Dixie Dixie’s in the heart of me
A#
G7
And someday when I make it when love finds a way
C
I’ll just smile with pride and say that
C7
F
Can’t be the money the Lord knows I’m always broke
A#
G7
Could it be the satisfaction of being understood
C
When the people really love you and let you know when it’s good
C
C7
F
A#
G7
Gm
Em
