Intro: D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 G5 It was 1989, my thoughts were short my hair was long D5 C5 G5 Caught somewhere between a boy and man D5 C5 G5 She was seventeen and she was far from in-between D5 C5 G5 It was summertime in Northern Michigan D5 C5 G5 Ahh Ahh Ahh D5 C5 G5 Ahh Ahh Ahh D5 C5 Splashing through the sand bar G5 Talking by the campfire D5 C5 G5 It's the simple things in life, like when and where D5 C5 We didn't have no internet G5 But man I never will forget D5 C5 G5 The way the moonlight shined upon her hair D5 C5 And we were trying different things G5 We were smoking funny things D5 C5 G5 Making love out by the lake to our favorite song D5 C5 G5 Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking 'bout tomorrow D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 G5 Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long D5 C5 G5 Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long D5 C5 Catching Walleye from the dock G5 Watching the waves roll off the rocks D5 C5 G5 She'll forever hold a spot inside my soul D5 C5 We'd blister in the sun G5 We couldn't wait for night to come D5 C5 G5 To hit that sand and play some rock and roll D5 C5 While we were trying different things G5 And we were smoking funny things D5 C5 G5 Making love out by the lake to our favorite song D5 C5 G5 Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking 'bout tomorrow D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 G5 Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long D5 C5 G5 Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long Solo D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 G5 Now nothing seems as strange as when the leaves began to change D5 C5 G5 Or how we thought those days would never end D5 C5 G5 Sometimes I'll hear that song and I'll start to sing along D5 C5 G5 And think man I'd love to see that girl again D5 C5 While we were trying different things G5 And we were smoking funny things D5 C5 G5 Making love out by the lake to our favorite song D5 C5 G5 Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking 'bout tomorrow D5 C5 G5 Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long D5 C5 While we were trying different things G5 And we were smoking funny things D5 C5 G5 Making love out by the lake to our favorite song D5 C5 G5 Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking 'bout tomorrow D5 C5 G5 Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long D5 C5 G5 Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long D5 C5 G5 Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long D5 C5 G5 Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long D5 C5 G5 Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 G5