Intro: D C G D C G It was 1989, my thoughts were short my hair was long D C G Caught somewhere between a boy and man D C G She was 17 and she was far from in between D C G It was summertime in Northern Michigan Interlude: D C G D C G Splashin' thru the sandbar, talkin' by the campfire D C G It's the simple things in life like when and where D C G We didn't have no internet, but man I never will forget D C G The way the moonlight shined upon her hair Chorus: D C G And we were tryin' different things and we were smokin' funny things D C G Makin' love out by the lake to our favorite songs D C G Sippin' whisky out the bottle not thinkin' 'bout tomorrow D C G D C G Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long D C G Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long D C G Catchin' walleye from the dock watchin' waves roll off the rocks D C G She'll forever hold a spot inside my soul D C G We'd blister in the sun we couldn't wait for night to come D C G To hit that sandy place of rock 'n roll Chorus: D C G And we were tryin' different things and we were smokin' funny things D C G Makin' love out by the lake to our favorite songs D C G Sippin' whisky out the bottle not thinkin' 'bout tomorrow D C G D C G Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long D C G Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long -Solo bit- D C G Now nothin' seems as strange as when the leaves began to change D C G Oh how we thought those days would never end D C G Sometimes I hear that song and I'll start to sing along D C G And think man I'd like to see that girl again Chorus - 2x -: D C G And we were tryin' different things and we were smokin' funny things D C G Makin' love out by the lake to our favorite songs D C G Sippin' whisky out the bottle not thinkin' 'bout tomorrow D C G D C G Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long D C G Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long Outro: D C G
