Intro: E D9 A E D9 A It was 1989, my thoughts were short my hair was long E D9 A Caught somewhere between a boy and man E D9 A She was seventeen and she was far from in-between E D9 A It was summertime in Northern Michigan E D9 A Ahh Ahh Ahh E D9 A Ahh Ahh Ahh E D9 Splashing through the sand bar A Talking by the campfire E D9 A Itʼs the simple things in life, like when and where E D9 We didnʼt have no internet A But man I never will forget E D9 A The way the moonlight shined upon her hair E D9 And we were trying different things A We were smoking funny things E D9 A Making love out by the lake to our favorite song E D9 A Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking ʼbout tomorrow E D9 A E D9 A Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long E D9 A Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long E D9 Catching Walleye from the dock A Watching the waves roll off the rocks E D9 A Sheʼll forever hold a spot inside my soul E D9 Weʼd blister in the sun A We couldnʼt wait for night to come E D9 A To hit that sand and play some rock and roll E D9 While we were trying different things A And we were smoking funny things E D9 A Making love out by the lake to our favorite song E D9 A Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking ʼbout tomorrow E D9 A E D9 A Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long E D9 A Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long E D9 A E D9 A Now nothing seems as strange as when the leaves began to change E D9 A Or how we thought those days would never end E D9 A Sometimes Iʼll hear that song and Iʼll start to sing along E D9 A And think man Iʼd love to see that girl again E D9 While we were trying different things A And we were smoking funny things E D9 A Making love out by the lake to our favorite song E D9 A Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking ʼbout tomorrow E D9 A Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long E D9 While we were trying different things A And we were smoking funny things E D9 A Making love out by the lake to our favorite song E D9 A Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking ʼbout tomorrow E D9 A Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long E D9 A Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long E D9 A Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long E D9 A Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long E D9 A Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long E D9 A x4