It was nine teen eight y nine.

My thoughts were short, my hair was long; caught some where be tween a boy and man.

(D)She was sev en teen and she was far from in be tween.

It was (D)sum mer time in (C)north ern Mich (G)i gan.

(D)Ah,

(D)ah.

(C)Splash in’ through the sand bar, watch in’ the waves (G)talk in’ by the camp fire.

It’s the sim ple things in life like when and where.

We (D)did n’t have no (C)In ter net but, (G)man, I nev er will for get the (D)way the moon light shined up on her hair.

And we were (D)try in’ dif f’rent things and we were (G)smok in’ fun ny things, mak in’ (D)love out by the lake to our fa v’rite song.

Sip pin’ (D)whis key out the bot tle, not (G)think in’ ’bout to mor row.

Sing in’ Sweet Home Al a bam a all (G)sum mer long.

Sing in’ Sweet Home Al a bam a all (G)sum mer long.

Catch in’ (C)wall eye from the dock, bar, watch in’ the waves (G)talk roll off the rocks.

fire.

She’ll for ev er hold a spot in side my soul.

We’d (D)blis ter in the (C)sun.

We could n’t (G)wait for night to come for get to (D)hit that sand and play some rock and roll

while we were (D)try in’ dif f’rent things and we were (G)smok in’ fun ny things, mak in’ (D)love out by the lake to our fa v’rite song.

Sip pin’ (D)whis key out the bot tle, not (G)think in’ ’bout to mor row.

Sing in’ Sweet Home Al a bam a all (G)sum mer long.

Sing in’ Sweet Home Al a bam a all (G)sum mer long.

Catch in’ (G)sum mer long.

Now, (D)noth in’ seems as strange as when the leaves be gin to change.

Oh, how we thought those days would nev er end.

Some (D)times I hear that song and I’ll (G)start to sing a long, and think, (D)man, I’d love to see that girl a gain.

And we were (G)sum mer long.

Sing in’ Sweet Home Al a bam a all (G)sum mer long.

Sing in’ Sweet Home Al a bam a all sum mer long.

(D)Ah,

(D)ah.