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Intro: * DADAverse 1:
DA
I got my first real six string, bought it at the five & dime
DA
Played it til my fingers bled, was the summer of '69
DA
Me and some guys from school, had a band and we tried real hard
DA
Jimmy quit and Jody got married, shoulda known we'd never get far
BmADG
Oh when I look back now, that summer seemed to last forever
BmADG
And if I had the choice, ya I'd always wanna be there
BmA * DADA
Those were the best days of my life
verse 2:
DA
Ain't no use complaining, when you gotta job to do
DA
Spent my evenings down at the drive in, and that's when I met you, yeah!
BmADG
Standing on your mamma's porch, you told me that you'd wait forever
BmADG
And when I held your hand, I knew that it was now or never
BmA * DADA * DADA
Those were the best days of my life,........back in the summer of '69
Bridge:FBb
Man we were killin' time
CBb
We were young and reckless, we needed to unwind
FBbC
I guess nothing can last forever, forever, no...
Instrumental Break - Play Intro
verse 3:
DA
And now the times are changin', look at everything that's come and gone
DA
Sometimes when I play my old six string, I think about you and wonder what went wrong
BmADG
Standing on your mamma's porch, you told me that you'd wait forever
BmADG
And when I held your hand, I knew that it was now or never
BmA * DADA * DADA
Those were the best days of my life,........back in the summer of '69