Intro and verses are played with alternating bass on the D chord then a few pulloff's on the 4th and 5th string, 2nd fret: D D D D D E---2--2--2--2------------2---| B---3--3--3--3------------3---| G---2--2--2--2------------2---| D---0-----0-----2p0-------0---| A------0-----0-------2p0------| E-----------------------------| etc D Moved on down to sweet home Alabama in 1974 Had to get out of Music City and I had to get off the road Woman, she left and the people wouldn't let me sing nothin' but them old sad songs Had to get high so I wouldn't cry, you know they hit pretty close to home Chorus: G D I'm feelin' better C G D Now that I'm back on the road G D Getting' it together C G D Between Macon and Muscle Shoals I started turnin' up loud and looking at the crowd and bendin' them guitar strings Knew all the while, though it was my style could they ever forget my name Rocked 'ed in Raleigh, knocked 'em outta Nashville, just couldn't do no wrong People went wild and the band said, "Child, better keep on playin' your songs" Chorus Well, my life ain't the same and I had to change and I hope this music will show A little bit less of cryin' in the beer and a little of my own soul Waylon and Toy and all them boys, I wanna say thanks to you Your fiddle and your steel make me play what I feel and I don't feel lovesick blues Chorus Bridge: G D C G D All came together in my sweet Alabama home G D C G D And I'm through forever of tryin' to put everybody on G D C D D And I'm feelin' better, I got hurt but I'm back on the road G D C Getting' it together.had to eat a little cornbread D I've been eatin' that cornbread, sleepin' on a featherbed C G Drinkin' that homegrown, writin' some new songs, do it on, get home D Eat a little cornbread, lovin on a featherbed C G D Smokin' that homegrown, write a few new songs.this here music's homegrown