Intro: D0 C1 G2 0 D3 C4 G5 1It was 1989, my thoughts were short my hair was long D6 C7 G8 2Caught somewhere between a boy and man D9 C10 G11 3She was 17 and she was far from in between D12 C13 G14 4It was summertime in Northern Michigan 5 Interlude: D15 C16 G17 6 D18 C19 G20 7Splashin' thru the sandbar, talkin' by the campfire D21 C22 G23 8It's the simple things in life like when and where D24 C25 G26 9We didn't have no internet, but man I never will forget D27 C28 G29 10The way the moonlight shined upon her hair 11 12Chorus: D30 C31 G32 13And we were tryin' different things and we were smokin' funny things D33 C34 G35 14Makin' love out by the lake to our favorite songs D36 C37 G38 15Sippin' whisky out the bottle not thinkin' 'bout tomorrow D39 C40 G41 D42 C43 G44 16Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long D45 C46 G47 17Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long 18 19 D48 C49 G50 20Catchin' walleye from the dock watchin' waves roll off the rocks D51 C52 G53 21She'll forever hold a spot inside my soul D54 C55 G56 22We'd blister in the sun we couldn't wait for night to come D57 C58 G59 23To hit that sandy place of rock 'n roll 24 25Chorus: D60 C61 G62 26And we were tryin' different things and we were smokin' funny things D63 C64 G65 27Makin' love out by the lake to our favorite songs D66 C67 G68 28Sippin' whisky out the bottle not thinkin' 'bout tomorrow D69 C70 G71 D72 C73 G74 29Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long D75 C76 G77 30Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long 31 32-Solo bit- 33 D78 C79 G80 34Now nothin' seems as strange as when the leaves began to change D81 C82 G83 35Oh how we thought those days would never end D84 C85 G86 36Sometimes I hear that song and I'll start to sing along D87 C88 G89 37And think man I'd like to see that girl again 38 39Chorus - 2x -: D90 C91 G92 40And we were tryin' different things and we were smokin' funny things D93 C94 G95 41Makin' love out by the lake to our favorite songs D96 C97 G98 42Sippin' whisky out the bottle not thinkin' 'bout tomorrow D99 C100 G101 D102 C103 G104 43Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long D105 C106 G107 44Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long 45 Outro: D108 C109 G110