Intro - D - D/B - D/G - Em - D - D/B - G
| D | D/B | |
| Misty sunrise in my h | ometown, |
| D/F# | D/G | |
| Rows of c | otton bout knee | high, |
| D | D/B | |
| Mrs. Ba | ker down the | dirt road, |
| D/F# | D/G | |
| Still got c | lothes out on the l | ine, |
| (verse 2) |
| D | D/B | |
| Erwin N | ichols there with J | udge Lee, |
| D/F# | D/G | |
| Playin ch | eckers at the | gin, |
| D | D/B | |
| When I d | ream about the so | uthland, |
| G | Em7 | |
| This is w | here it all b | egins, |
| (chorus) |
| D | Bm | |
| From C | arolina down to Geo | rgia, |
| G | Em7 | |
| Smell the ja | smine and mag | nollia, |
| D | Bm | |
| Sleepy S | weet home Al | abama, |
| G | - | Em7 | |
| Roll tide r | ol | l, |
| D | Bm | |
| Muddy w | ater, Misssis | sippi, |
| G | Em7 | - | D | |
| Blessed Gra | celand whispers to | me, |
| Bm | G | |
| Carry on | , Carry o | n, |
| A | D | - | Bm | - | G | |
| Sweet Southern Comf | ort carry o | n, |
| (verse 3) |
| D | D/B | |
| Catchin catfish on the r | iver, |
| D/F# | D/G | |
| Chasin fi | reflies by the c | reek, |
| D | D/B | |
| Kissin De | bbie Williams si | ster, |
| D/F# | D/G | |
| On the | porch Homecommin w | eek, |
| (verse 4) |
| D | D/B | |
| With rusty | cars and weeping wi | llows, |
| D/F# | D/G | |
| Keepin | watch out in the y | ard, |
| D | D/B | |
| Just a s | napshot of downhome | Dixie, |
| D/G | Em7 | |
| Could be | anywhere you | are, |
| (chorus) |
| D | Bm | |
| In C | arolina or in Ge | orgia, |
| G | Em7 | |
| Open a | rms are wa | itin for ya, |
| D | Bm | G | - | Em7 | |
| Louisian | na yellow r | ose of San An | to | ne, |
| D | Bm | |
| Arka | nsas, Mississ | ippi, |
| G | Em | - | D | |
| Old man r | iver whispers t | o m | e, |
| Bm | G | |
| Carry on | , Carry o | n, |
| A | D | |
| Sweet Southern Comf | ort carry o | n, |
(lead chords - D - Bm - G - Em - D - Bm - G)
| (verse 5) |
| D | D/B | |
| As I | sit here I'm sur | rounded, |
| D/F# | D/G | |
| By these pri | celess me | mories, |
| D | D/B | |
| I don't h | ave to think a | bout it, |
| G | Em7 | |
| There's no pl | ace I'd rather | be, |
| (chorus) |
| D | Bm | |
| In C | arolina or in Ge | orgia, |
| G | Em7 | |
| Smell the ja | smine and mag | nollia, |
| D | Bm | |
| Sleepy S | weet home Al | abama, |
| G | - | Em7 | |
| Roll tide r | ol | l, |
| D | Bm | |
| Muddy w | ater, Misssis | sippi, |
| G | Em7 | - | D | |
| Blessed Gra | celand whispers to | me, |
| Bm | G | |
| Carry on | , Carry o | n, |
| A | - | D | |
| Sweet Southern Co | mf | ort, |
| Bm | G | |
| Carry on | , Carry o | n, |
| A | D | |
| Sweet Southern Comf | ort carry o | n, |
| (Outro chords- |
D - Bm - G - Em - D - D - Bm - G - Em - D)