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Lynyrd Skynyrd

10 songs|23 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

C/B

Em7

A/C

D/F

Bm7

F#7

Rough Around The Edges

Key: AmHard

C/B

AmC/BCC/BFG

FGAmCAm

FGAmFG

AmI knew a C/Bman a lCong long time F

But I never knew him at aGll

AmSmall in C/BstatureC, big at heartF

Oh, he always stood tGall

AmFrom the C/Btime thCat he was bornF

He had a style all his Gown

AmIn my minC/Bd he coCuld do no wronFg

Misunderstood all alGong

FHe wGorked hard Amall his life

CTo get what he has toAmday

FWe would Gall be Ambetter off, if we could

FHear those words that he Ghad to say

He was a Flittle rGough around the Amedges

And Fthrough it all, Gwe all knew he was

A lFittle Grough around the Amedges

FSimple in mind but Galways had a kind Ameye C/Bfor yCou C/B F Em

(Oh, for you, for you)

AmC/BCC/BFG

AmHe took mC/Be by the hand C

And said son, whFat's your Gplan

AmI won't sC/Btop youC or stand in your wayF

Someday you'll be a maGn

FI looked at Ghim with huAmngry eyes

CThat only youth can kAmnow

FWith all his wGisdom and aAmll his years

He said, I'll tFeach you all that you neeGd to know

He was a Flittle rGough around the Amedges

And Fthrough it all, Gwe all knew he was

A lFittle Grough around the Amedges

FSimple in mind but Galways had a kind eye for Dmyou C Bb C

DmCBbC

DmDon't stop now, Ckeep moving

BbDon't worry about wChere you're going,Dm I'll hear you

CYou'll feel meBb, I'm there no matter Cwhere you gAmo

AmC/BCC/BFG

AmC/BCC/BFEm

AmC/BCC/BFG

AmC/BCC/BFEm

He was aF little Grough around theAm edges

And Fthrough it all, Gwe all knew he was

A lFittle Grough around the Amedges

FSimple in mind but Galways had a kind eye for you (2x)

GAmFGFGAmFG

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Lucky Man

Key: BmHard

Em7

A/C

D/F

BmHmmm Bm A Bm G G

Well it Bmtook so long for Bmme Ato reaBmlizGe G

That my Bmdestiny was BmrigAht beforeBm myG eyes G

If it were Bmup to me to BmtraAvel through thBmis Glife G

I'd find an Em7open space for Emme to Glive out all my Adreams

A/CI'm such a Dlucky man, I try to be a sAtronger man

I shed a Bmtear or two but BmthaAt don't make me a BmweaGker man G

It made me a Dbetter man, I've given Aall I can

To a Bmworld that sometimes BmthiAnks that I'm a BmlesGser man G

I reEm7member all the things I've been tAhrough

Gave myEm7self to all tD/Fhose Gpeople I once Aknew

I'm such a Dlucky man

I'd like to Bmthank you for the BmtimAes that you have BmbeeGn with me G

I hope it Bmmeant as much to BmyouA to share these BmmemGories G

There's a Bmguiding light that BmalwAays seems to be BmshiGning G

If I Em7did it aEmgain I'dD/F be hGappy 'til the eAnd

I'm a Dlucky man, I try to be a sAtronger man

I shed a Bmtear or two butBm thAat don't make me a BmweaGker manG

It's made me a Dbetter man, I've given Aall I can

To a Bmworld that sometimes BmthiAnks that I'm a BmlesGser manG

I remEmember all the things I've been Athrough

Gave myEmself to all D/Fthose Gpeople I once Aknew

I'm such a Dlucky man A

It's right here in the BmmoonliBmghtA Bm G G

EmA

Em7WhooooooD/FooohhhGoooooohhAhh

I'm a Dlucky man, I try to be a sAtronger man

I shed a Bmtear or two but BmthaAt don't make me a BmweaGker man G

It made me a Dbetter man, I've given Aall I can

To a Bmworld that sometimes BmthiAnks that I'm a BmlesGser man G

DI'm a lucky man A

BmYeah!Bm A Bm G G

BmHmmmmBmmmmA....Bm...G....G... I'm a lucky man

BmWhoooBmoooAooohBmhhoGooooGohhhh.... just a lucky man

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The Last Rebel (acoustic)

Key: AmMedium

Chords:

AmAmCCGF

AmAmAmCCCAmAmAmFGC

AmThere's a grey horse Amstandin' Amstill

CAs a soldier Cclimbs in the Csaddle for oAmne last riAmde Am F G C

AmAs the rain pours Amoff his Amhat

CYou can see the Cshadows of the Cpast written in Amhis eyAmes Am C C C

AmNow the Gcannons are Csilent

AmHis Gfriends are all Cgone

AmGotta Gput it all behind Chim

AmIf he Gever wants to find highway Fhome G

GHe's the last rebel on the Amroad Am Am F G C

AmJust a boy with his Amold guiAmtar

CKeeps to himself Cbut everyCbody Amtakes him wrAmong Am

FBut he carries Gon C

AmGot a dream that will Amnever dAmie

CCan't change him, Cno use in sCtayin' where you Amdon't beAmlong Am C C C

AmNow he's Grollin' down the highCway

AmGone too fGar too fCast

AmNo oneG will ever find Chim

Amhe'll Gnever look Cback Am

F'Cause he's the last rebel

GAnd he's all alone

FHe's the last rebel

GHis friends are all gone

FHe's the last rebel

GThe last rebel on the rAmoad

AmAmAmCCCFG

FThere'll never be another Glike him

FHe's the last of a dying Gbreed

FAin't no use in tryin' to Gtame him

G'Cause he's the last rebel

AmAnd Ghe's all Calone

AmHe's tGhe last Crebel

AmHis fGriends are all Cgone

AmHe's tGhe last rCebel

AmGot GTo Carry COn

AmHe's GThe Last CRebelAm G

FOH OH GOH

The Last Rebel On The AmRoad

AmHe'Gs the last reCbel

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All I Can Do Is Write About It

Key: GMedium

Well this life Gthat I've lead hasD took meEm everywhere C

ThereG ain't no place I ain'Dt never gone C

But its kinGd of like the saying thDat you heard so manyEm times C

Well there just aiGn't no plaDce like home C G D Em C

Did you ever seGe a she-gatDor protect her yEmoung C

Or a fisGh in a riverD swimming free C

Did you ever sGee the beauty ofD the hills of CarEmolina C

Or the sweetness Gof the grass iDn Tennessee C

And LordG I can't make any Dchanges C

AlGl I can do is write D'em in a song C

GI can see the concretDe slowly cEmreepin' C

GLord take me and mine beforeD that comes C

GDEmC

Do you like tGo see a mountain sDtream a-flowin' C

Do you like tGo see a youngun wiDth his dog C

Did you ever Gstop to think about,D well, the air your breatEmhin' C

Well you betterG listen to my sDong C

And Lord GI can't make any Dchanges C

AlGl I can do is write D'em in a song C

GI can see the concretDe slowly cEmreepin' C

GLord take me and mine beforDe that comes C

AED

GI'm not tryin' to put Ddown no big cities C

But the thingGs they write about us is Djust a bore C

Well you Gcan take a boy out of ol' DixieDland Em C

But you'll never Gtake ol' Dixie fromD a boy C

And Lord IG can't make any chDanges C

AlGl I can do is write 'Dem in a song C

GI can see the conDcrete slowly Emcreepin' C

GLord take me and mine before Dthat comes C

'Cause I canG see the concrete slDowly creEmepin' C

LGord take me and mine beforeD that comes C

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Home Is Where The Heart Is

Key: AmMedium

AmG

AmGF

I've always Amlived my Glife like a gypAmsy G

I can't imAmagine myseGlf settlin' dFown

So pAmlease don't ask Gme to give up this lAmife I lGead

'Cause I lAmove to feel those whGeels go 'round and 'rFound

I can sGee it inDside

It's my hEmeart that sCees, not my Deyes

And if you Glisten cClose I'll tell you wDhy

EmHome is where the Cheart is

And my heart is at hDome with yoCu G C G D

AmG

AmGF

There's a Amcold wind blowin' and you kGnow it's almost mAmidnight G

You never Amdreamed it would be this Ghard lovin' a mFusic man

But this iAmron horse on whGich I ride I'm cAmloser it's tGrue

And it's jAmust as hard for mGe as it is for yFou

I can sGee it inDside

It's my hEmeart that sCees, not my Deyes

And if you Glisten cClose I'll tell you wDhy

EmHome is where the Cheart is

And my heart is at hDome with yoCu

F In my life I'm Galways on the run

FLivin' one day at a tGime

FHold on a little longer

GI don't kEmnow wheCre I'm gonna end up

Or wDhere I'll go

I can sGee it inDside

It's my hEmeart that sCees, not my Deyes

And if you Glisten cClose I'll tell you wDhy

EmHome is where the Cheart is

And my heart is at hDome ...

I can sGee it inDside

It's my hEmeart that sCees, not my Deyes

And if you Glisten cClose I'll tell you wDhy

EmHome is where the Cheart is

And my heart is at hDome with yoCu G C G C G Em C G

CHome is where the hGeart is

Oh ,my hCome is where my hGeart is

Oh, my hCome is where my hGeartEm is C G

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That Ain't My America

Key: GHard

C/B

GSometimes I wanna light up underCneath the no-smoking sign

GSometimes I wish they'd tell me, how Cjustice got so blind

I Emwish they'd just leave me alone 'cCause I'm doing alright

You can Gtake your Dchange on Emdown the Droad and Cleave me Dhere with Gmine

G'Cause that ain't my EmAmerica

That Cain?t this country's Groots

You wanna slam old EmUncle Sam

CBut I ain't letting Dyou

I'm Gmad as Dhell and you Emknow I Dstill Cbleed Red, C/BWhite, and AmBlue

That ain't Cus

That Ain't My GAmerica C

GI was standing there in Dallas

CWaitin on a plane

I Goverheard an old man

CTell a young soldier "thanks"

The youngEm soldier hung his head and said "it's Chard to believe

You're the Gonly Done who Emtook the Dtime to Csay a Dword to Gme"

GAnd the old man said...

GThat ain't my EmAmerica

CThat aint this country's rGoots

You wanna slam old EmUncle Sam

CBut I ain't letting yDou

I'm Gmad as Dhell and you Emknow I Dstill Cbleed Red, C/BWhite, and AmBlue

That ain't Cus

That Ain't My GAmerica C

That Ain't My EmAmerica D

BmIt's to the women and men who in their hands hold a CBible and a gun

AmAnd they ain't afraid of nothing, when they're Cholding either DoneG C G C

Now there's Gkids who can't pray in school

$100 Cdollar tanks of gas

I can Gtell you right now this country ain't

DAIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THAT!

NO!

G'Cause that ain't my EmAmerica

That Caint this country's rooGts

You wanna slam old EmUncle Sam

CBut I ain't letting yoDu

I'm Gmad as Dhell and you Emknow I Dstill Cbleed Red, C/BWhite, and AmBlue

That ain'tC us

CThat Ain't My

That Ain't My GAmerica C

That Ain't My GAmerica C G C

That Ain't My GAmerica C

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Ready To Fly

Key: FMedium

Mamma Fcalled this morning, said soon whyC won't you come backG home

Fi ain't been feeling good Cand i know it won't be longG

FDon't keep me waiting i wannCa touch your face againG

Foooh what a good life Cit's being G

Now i'm ready to fly, i wannaF sCee your daddy aGgain

I'm ready to fly, alFl CmyG family and friends

Fi know that i do waitting in Ca place beyond the Gsky F C

i'm ready to fly......G........F..C......yeah i'm ready to fly G

FHard times in sixty niCne, the war was (raggGed) on

FThat's the reason my dad left and nCever made him back Ghome

FIt was a suffer for all of uCs, but mamma smilled eGvery day

Foooh it's so hard tCo hear her say G

Now i'm ready to fly, i wannaF sCee your daddy aGgain

I'm ready to fly, alFl CmyG family and friends

Fi know that i do waitting in Ca place beyond tGhe sky......... so i'm ready to fly F C G

BmShe make sure she never let see her crying C

AmBut those tears on the pilow, she couldn't hBmide F C G

i'm ready to fly, i wFanCna see your dadGdy again

I'm ready to fly, FalCl mGy family and friends

Fi know that i do waitting iCn a place beyond Gthe sky F C

sooGooo, yeah i'm ready to fly F C

i wanna see youGr daddy again

I'm ready to fly, aFllC myG family and friends

Fi know that i do waitting inC a place beyond tGhe sky F C

i'm ready to fly....G........F...C...G..... yeaGh, i'm rFeadCy to fly

i'm ready to fly G F C

fly, fly, fly

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Wino

Key: EmHard

Em7

Bm7

Em7Bm7

Wino on the Em7street. Drinking a bottle of bBm7ooze

Ain't got nothing to Em7say, yeah. And he don't got much to Bm7lose

Times are on his Em7face. Blisters on his Bm7brain

Wonders who's at Em7fault. Knows that he's toBm7 blame

Instrumental

BEDB

Thinks back on his Em7childhood and wonders the reasons Bm7why

Why some men have Em7made it rich. Why some men have Bm7cried

Reached out his Em7hand, lord. For a nickel or a Bm7dime

Livin' every Em7day, yeah, for one more taste of Bm7wine

CWinBo, Gsoon you've got Ato Bchoose

CHow Blong Gmust you take AabuEmse

CWinBo, Gyou wasn't born Ato Blose

CSweet Bwine is Gmaking you Aa fEmool

DBAEDAB

Instrumental

BEDB

Wino on the Em7street. Drinking a bottle of bBm7ooze

Ain't got nothing to Em7say, yeah. And he don't got much to Bm7lose

I want to help him Em7out with his troubles and Bm7woes

I guess he's a happy young Em7man. God in heaven only Bm7knows

CWinBo, Gsoon you've got Ato Bchoose

CHow Blong Gmust you take AabuEmse

CWinBo, Gyou wasn't born Ato Blose

CSweet Bwine is Gmaking you Aa fEmool

Ending

DBAEDAB

DYonder come a Bman, now Athis I Eknow, now Dyou better Afind some pBlace to go

DYonder come a Bman to Atake you downEtown, Dhe don't Awant you Bhanging around

DBAEDAB

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All I Can Do Is Right About It

Key: GHard

GDC

GDEmCGDC

Well this Glife that I've Dlived

Has Emtook me everyCwhere

GThere ain't no place DI ain't never Cgone

But it's Gkinda like the Dsayin

That you Emheard so many Ctimes

Well there Gjust ain't Dno place like Chome

GDC

Did you Gever see a Dshe-gator Emprotect her Cyoungins

Or the Gfish in a Driver swiwin Cfree

Did you Gever see the Dbeauty of the Emhills of CarolCina

Or the Gsweetness of the Dgrass in CTennesee

And Glord I can't Dmake any Cchanges

GAll I can do is Dwrite 'em in a Csong

GCus I can see theD concrete a Emslowly Ccreepin

GLord take me and Dmine before thaCt comes

GDC

GLike to see the Dmountain stream a Cflowing

Do you like to see a youngin with his dog

GDid you ever stop and Dthink about well Emthe air you're Cbreathing

GWell you better listen Dto my Csong

And lord I can't make any changes

All I can do is write 'em in a song

Cus I can see the concrete a slowly creepin

Lord take me and mine before it comes

(key change to A for piano solo)

A(bEacDk to G)

GI'm not tryin to Dput down no big Ccity

But the things they write about us is just a bore

GYou can take a boy Dout of oldEm DixielaCnd

GBut you'll never take DDixie from a Cboy

GAnd lord I can't Dmake any Cchanges

All I can do is write 'em in a song

GCus I can see the Dconcrete a Emslowly Ccreepin

GLord take me and Dmine before that Ccomes

Yes well GI can see the Dconcrete a Amslowly Ccreeping

GLord take me and Dmine before that Ccomes.

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10.

The Ballad Of Curtis Loew

Key: EHard

F#7

Well, I uEsed to wake the mornin' B7before the rooster crowed,

ESearchin' for soda bottles to Aget myself some Fdough.

ERun 'em down to the corner, B7down to the country store,

ACash 'em in, and give my money to a man named Curtis ELoew.

EOld Curt was a B7black man with wAhite cGurly hEair,

WEhen he had a fifth of B7wine he did nDot have a cAare,

HEe used to own an old B7Dobro, used to pAlay it 'cGross his knEee

IE give old Curt my B7money, he pAlay all day for mEe.

PlAay me a song, Curtis LEoew, Curtis Loew,

WeAll, I got your drinkin' money, tuEne up your Dobro.

PeAople said he was useless, them peEople all were F#7fools,

'Cause CEurtis Loew was the Dfinest picker to Aever play the Eblues E D A

ED4A

EDA4

He looked to be sixty, and maybe I was ten,

Mama used to whup me, but I'd go see him again.

I clap my hands, stomp my feets, try to stay in time,

He'd play a song or two, then take another drink of wine.

Play me a song, Curtis Loew, Curtis Loew,

Well, I got your drinkin' money, tune up your Dobro.

People said he was useless, them people all were fools,

'Cause Curtis Loew was the finest picker to ever play the blues.

EOn the day old Bcurtis died, Anobody came to Epray

EOl preacher Bsaid some words, and they Achunked him in the clayE

EBut he lived a Blifetime Aplayin the black mans Eblues

EAnd on the day he Blost his life, thats Aall he had to Elose E7

APlay me a song curtis Eloew, hey curtis loew E7

AI wish that you was here so Eeveryone would know E7

APeople said he was useless, Ethem people all are fools E7

cause Ecurtis youre the Dfinest picker to Aever A7play the bluesE

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