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The Chords for Beginners’ blog is bringing you the Lynyrd Skynyrd rock band, and it’s famous hits. You can learn four easy guitar chords from the band. The Lynyrd Skynyrd rock band was founded in 1964, in Jacksonville, Florida. Lynyrd Skynyrd was formed by schoolmates,  the troop was named after their unpopular gym teacher (Leonard Skinner). A pronunciation guide was presented to us by the first album’s title: „Pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd”. The original Lynyrd Skynyrd members: Ronnie Van Zant – vocals; Gary Rossington – guitar; Allen Collins – guitar; Leon Wilkeson – bass guitar; Bob Burns – drums. Later joined: Steve Gaines - guitar, Cassie Gaines – vocals. It took five years for them to release their first album, however, this has made them famous immediately.

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1. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man chords
2. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama chords
3. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone chords
4. Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell chords
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me The Breeze chords
6. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird chords
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps chords

The band was struck by a fatal tragedy on 20 October 1977, when their plane crashed in Mississippi marsh. Six people lost their lives: Ronnie Van Zant singer, Steve Gaines guitarist, his sister Cassie Gaines, their road manager, an assistant and the two pilots. The rest of the band survived the tagedy. After ten years, in 1987 Lynyrd Skynyrd took the stage again, with the help of Ronnie Van Zant’s younger brother. They toured several times in subsequent years. From the original band only Powell and Rossington remained. Please give Chords for Beginners a big LIKE, if you were satisfied with it. Also share our easy guitar tabs with your friends. Thank You. You may also like: Imagine Dragons chords

Guitar chords for beginners: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Chords for Beginners: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Simple Man

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s first song here on the Chords for Beginners blog is the Simple Man. The guitar chords in the song: Am, C, G, Am7.

Guitar chords for beginners: "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitar chords: Am, C, G and A minor 7 guitar chord
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Guitar chords for beginners: "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd - chord illustrations

Intro: C  G  Am  Am7

Am     C        G                  Am      Am7

Mama told me when I was young
                   C        G            Am   Am7

Come sit beside me, my only son
                 C      G             Am  Am7

And listen closely to what I say.
                 C

And if you do this
       G          Am                          Am7

It'll help you some sunny day. Oh Yah!
Am  C  G  Am  Am7...

Oh, take your time... Don't live too fast,
Troubles will come and they will pass.
You'll find a woman, yea yea, you'll find love,
And don't forget son,
There is someone up above.
Am           C        G            Am    Am7
And be a simple, kind of man.
             C            G                      Am                Am7

Oh be something, you love and understand.
                   C       G            Am    Am7

Baby be a simple, kind of man.
                        C                     G

Oh, won't you do this for me son,
           Am    Am7

If you can?
Am  C  G  Am  Am7...
Forget your lust, for the rich man's gold
All that you need, is in your soul,
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try.
All that I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.
Am  C  G  Am  Am7...

And be a simple, kind of man.

Oh be something, you love and understand.

Baby be a simple, kind of man.

Oh, won't you do this for me son,

If you can?
Am  C  G  Am  Am7...

Boy, don't you worry... you'll find yourself.
Follow your heart, lord, and nothing else.
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try.
All that I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.
Am  C  G  Am  Am7...

And be a simple, kind of man.

Oh be something, you love and understand.

Baby be a simple, kind of man.

Oh, won't you do this for me son,

If you can?
Baby be a simple, be a simple man.
Oh be something, you love and understand.
Baby be a simple, kind of man.

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Chords: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama

Let see the next song on Chords for Beginners. Sweet Home Alabama is one of the greatest songs from Lynyrd Skynyrd. Learn to play it, using the following guitar chords: D, C and G major.

Guitar chords for beginners: "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitar chords: D, C and G major guitar chord
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Guitar chords for beginners: "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd - chord illustrations

 
Intro: D  C  G

D    C                      G

Big wheels keep on turning
D              C                     G

Carry me home to see my kin
D            C                     G

Singing songs about the south-land
D        C                       G

I miss 'ole' 'bamy once again
(And I think it's a sin)
D  C  G
Well I heard Mister Young sing about her
Well I heard ole Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around any how
D         C              G
Sweet home Alabama
D                 C                  G

Where the skies are so blue
D         C              G

Sweet home Alabama
D                C                       G

Lord, I'm coming home to you
D  C  G
In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
D  C  G
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
D  C  G
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a song or two
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue
Now how bout you?
D  C  G
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you

Sweet home Alabama

Oh sweet home baby

Where the skies are so blue

And the governor's true

Sweet Home Alabama

Lordy Lord, I'm coming home to you.

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Chords for Beginners: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Tuesday's Gone

Guitar chords in this easy guitar tab: G, D, Em, C and F major. For original key use a capo - see it bellow! Have a nice play!

Guitar chords for beginners: "Tuesday's Gone" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitar chords: G, D, Em, C and F major chord
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Guitar chords for beginners: "Tuesday's Gone" by Lynyrd Skynyrd - chord illustrations

 
G            D     Em            C

Train roll on, on down the line,
                 G                     D           C

Won't you please take me far, far away.
G                             D       Em             C

Now I feel the wind blow, outside my door,
G                     D            C

I'm leavin' my woman at home, oh yeah.
G               F                  C

Tuesday's gone with the wind,
G               D                            C

My baby's gone, gone with the wind.
G  D  Em  C...

And I don't know, oh, where I'm goin'.
I just want to be left alone.
When this train ends, I'll try again.
I'm leavin' my woman at home.
G               F                    C
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
G               F                     C

Tuesday's gone with the wind.
G               F                     C

Tuesday's gone with the wind.
G                D                       C

My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on
G  F  C...

Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on
G  D  Em  C...

Train roll on many miles from my home,see I'm,
I'm ridin' my blues, babe, blues away, yeah.
But Tuesday you see, a she had to be free.
Somehow I got to, to carry on.
My baby's gone.
G  F  C...
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on...train roll on...
Roll on train...roll on train...roll on train
Train roll on...the train, it rolls on
Train rolls on I can't change, I can't change,
I can't change, I can't change,I can't change...

Chords for Beginners: Lynyrd Skynyrd – That Smell

Guitar chords in the easy guitar tab: F, Am and G major.

Guitar chords for Beginners: "That Smell" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitar chords: F, Am and G major chord
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Guitar chords for beginners: "That Smell" by Lynyrd Skynyrd - chord illustrations

F                           Am

Whiskey bottles, and brand new cars
F                                Am

Oak tree you're in my way
F                               Am

There's too much coke and too much smoke
F                                 Am

Look what's going on inside you
F            G     Am
Ooooh that smell
F                          G     Am

Can't you smell that smell
F           G     Am

Ooooh that smell
F                      G           A

The smell of death surrounds you.
F  Am  F  Am...
Angel of darkness is upon you
Stuck a needle in your arm
So take another toke, have a blow for your nose
And one more drink fool, will drown you
F  G  Am...
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
F  Am  F  Am...
Now they call you Prince Charming
Can't speak a word when you're full of 'ludes
Say you'll be all right come tomorrow
But tomorrow might not be here for you
F  G  Am...
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
F  Am  F  Am...
One little problem that confronts you
Got a monkey on your back
Just one more fix, Lord might do the trick
One hell of a price for you to get your kicks
F  G  Am...
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you  (2x)
Hey, you're a fool, you
Go on stick those needles in your arm
You're just a fool, just a fool, just a fool.

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Guitar Chords: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Call me the breeze

Guitar chords in the easy guitar tab: A, D and E major chords.

Guitar chords for beginners: "Call Me The Breeze" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitar chords: A, D and E major chord
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Guitar chords for beginners: "Call Me The Breeze" by Lynyrd Skynyrd - chord illustrations

 
A

Call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
D

Well now they call me the breeze
                                A

I keep blowin' down the road
E

I ain't got me nobody
D                      A

I don't carry me no load
A  D  A  E...
Ain't no change in the weather
Ain't no changes in me
Well there ain't no change in the weather
Ain't no changes in me
And I ain't hidin' from nobody
D

Nobody's hidin' from me
A

Oh, that's the way its supposed to be
A  D  A  E...
Well I got that green light baby
I got to keep movin' on
Well I got that green light baby
I got to keep movin' on
Well I might go out to California
Might go down to Georgia
I don't know
A  D  A  E...
Well I dig you Georgia peaches
Makes me feel right at home
Well now I dig you Georgia peaches
Makes me feel right at home
But I don't love me no one woman
So I can't stay in Georgia long
A  D  A  E...
Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody
I don't carry me no load
Oooh Mr Breeze.

Learning to play Lynyrd Skynyrd songs on guitar is an excellent way for beginners to enhance their skills while enjoying classic Southern rock. Many of their songs feature relatively straightforward chord progressions and strumming patterns. For instance, "Sweet Home Alabama" is a great starting point, primarily using the D, C, and G chords. This song's catchy riff and rhythm offer a fun way to practice chord transitions and timing.

Another beginner-friendly song is "Simple Man," which revolves around C and G chords, with occasional shifts to A minor guitar chord. The strumming pattern is moderate, making it manageable for those new to guitar. The band has a lots of playable songs like: „Tuesday's Gone ”, „That Smell” or „Call me the breeze”. Playing these songs helps beginners get comfortable with common chord shapes and strumming techniques, fostering a solid foundation.

Overall, Lynyrd Skynyrd's music provides an engaging way to practice and build confidence, offering a blend of rhythm and melody that is both accessible and rewarding for new guitarists.

Chords for Beginners: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird

The first hit from Lynyrd Skynyrd is Free Bird on the Chords for Beginners. Guitar chords in the song: G, D, Em and F major chords.

G    D                  Em

If I leave here tomorrow
F                 C                  D

Would you still remember me?
G                    D          Em

For I must be traveling on now
  F                                   C                       D

'Cause there's too many places I've got to see.
G           D                        Em
But if I stayed here with you, girl,
F                   C                       D

Things just couldn't be the same.
 G                      D           Em

'Cause I'm as free as a bird now,
F              C                          D

And this bird you can not change, oh, oh, oh, oh.
F              C                          D

And this bird you can not change.
F              C                          D

And this bird you can not change.
F         C                     D

Lord knows I can't change.
G  D  Em  F...
Bye, bye, baby, it's been a sweet love, yeah,
Though this feeling I can't change.
But please don't take it so badly,
'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame.
G  D  Em  F...
But if I stayed here with you, girl,
Things just couldn't be the same.
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now,
And this bird you'll never change, oh, oh, oh, oh.
And this bird you cannot change.
And this bird you cannot change.
Lord knows, I can't change.
Lord, help me, I can't change.
Lord, I can't change.
Won't you fly high, free bird, yeah?

 

Chords for Beginners: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Gimme three steps

The guitar chords are: D, A, E and G major chords. Stay with the Chords for Beginners blog!

          D

I was cutting the rug
                  D

Down at a place called The Jug
            A                      

With a girl named Linda Lou
          D

When in walked a man
            D

With a gun in his hand
                   E                             A

And he was looking for you know who.
               D

He said, Hey there fellow,
               D

With the hair colored yellow,
G                        E

Watcha tryin' to prove?
E

'Cause that's my woman there
D                               

And I'm a man who cares
               A                    D

And this might be all for you.  (I said excuse me!)
D  A  D...
I was scared and fearing for my life.
I was shakin' like a leaf on a tree.
'Cause he was lean, mean,
Big and bad, Lord,
Pointin' that gun at me.
I said, "Wait a minute, mister,
I didn't even kiss her.
Don't want no trouble with you.
And I know you don't owe me
But I wish you'd let me
Ask one favor from you."
                       D    
Won't you gimme three steps,
                 D

Gimme three steps mister,
                 A                                    

Gimme three steps towards the door?
D

Gimme three steps
                D

Gimme three steps mister,
                     A                         D

And you'll never see me no more.
D  A  D...
Well the crowd cleared away
And I began to pray
As the water fell on the floor.
And I'm telling you son,
Well, it ain't no fun
Staring straight down a forty-four.
Well he turned and screamed at Linda Lu
And that's the break I was looking for.
And you could hear me screaming a mile away
As I was headed out towards the door.
D  A  D...

Won't you gimme three steps,

Gimme three steps mister,

Gimme three steps towards the door?

Gimme three steps

Gimme three steps mister,

And you'll never see me no more.

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