Chords:
D-xx0232/557775
Dsus-xx0230
Dsus4-xx0233
A-002220/577655
Asus-002200
Asus4-002230
Bm-224432
Bb-113331
G-355433/320003
F-133211
C-335553/032010
(A)
Dsus D Dsus4 D Dsus D
e|---0------2----3-----2-----0-----2----------|
b|--------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------|
d|-0-----0----0-----0--------0-----0----------|
a|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
(B)
Asus A Asus4 A Asus A
e|--------------------------------------------|
b|---0------2----3-----2-----0-----2----------|
g|--------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------|
a|-0-----0----0-----0--------0-----0----------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
(A) (B)
i got my first real six string - brought it at the five & dime
(A) (B)
played it til my fingers bled - was the summer of '69
(A) (B)
me and some guys from school -had a band and we tried real hard
(A) (B)
jimmy quit and jody got married - shoulda known we'd never get far
(play with bar chords,can play with open chords)
Bm A D G
but when i look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever
Bm A D G
and if i had the choice - ya i'd always wanna be there
Bm A (A) (B)
those were the best days of my life
(A) (B)
ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do
(A) (B)
spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when i met you - ya
Bm A D G
standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever
Bm A D G
and when you held my hand - i knew that it was now or never
Bm A (A) (B)
those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
(Play with bar chords for best results)
F Bb
man we were killin' time
C Bb
we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind
F Bb C (A) (B)
i guess nothing can last forever...
(A)
and now the times are changin'
(B)
look at everything that's come and gone
(A)
sometimes when i play my old six string
(B)
i think about you wonder what went wrong
Bm A D G
standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever
Bm A D G
and when you held my hand - i knew that it was now or never
Bm A (A)(B)-continuous till end
those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
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