Intro: Am G D C Am G D F Verse: Am G She was born on the border of a red clay river D C Some place south of Chickasaw Am Where the cotton grew high G And the stars free fall D F The world stands still while the copperheads crawl Am G Car parts in the yard and the weeds overgrown D Em But daddy built that house on Alabama sto-one Chorus: C G On that solid rock she stands D Em All other ground is sinking sand C G But you canʼt ever get too far gone D Em C D D When your roots run deep through Alabama sto-one Verse: Am G She liked to say sheʼd get out someday D C Maybe make it to Mobile Am G But she met a man just good enough D F To make her stop turning those wheels Am G Now she cleans the kitchen and heʼs never home D Em So she stares at her hand at that Alabama sto-one Chorus: C G On that solid rock she stands D Em All other ground is sinking sand C G But you canʼt ever get too far gone D Em C When your roots run deep through Alabama sto-one D Em C D Ooh ooh, through Alabama sto-one Bridge: Am G D Fresh pile of dirt and a fake red ro-ose Am G They carved her name D Last one in a row Pre-chorus: C G Under that solid rock she lies D Em Too old to dream too young to die C G You canʼt ever get too far gone D When your roots run deep through Alabama stone Chorus: C G On that solid rock she stands D Em All other ground is sinking sand C G But you canʼt ever get too far gone D Em When your roots run deep through Alabama sto-one C Ooh ooh D Ooh ooh Em Through Alabama sto-one C Ooh ooh D Ooh ooh Em C D D Through Alabama sto-o-one Em C D D F C F C G Am G C
