[Intro] D A
[Verse 1]D A
I got my first real six-string, bought it at the five-and-dime
D A
Played 'til my fingers bled, it was summer of '69
[Chorus 1]D A
Me and some guys from school, had a Band and we tried real hard
D A
Jimmy quit and Jody got married, I shoulda known we'd never get far
Bm A D G
Oh when I look back now, that summer seemed to last forever
Bm A D G
And if I had the choice, yeah I'd always wanna be there
Bm A D/A D
Those were the best days of my life
[Verse 2]A/D - D D/A - A
Ain't no use in complainin', when you got a job to do
A/D - D D/A A
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in, and that's when I met you
[Chorus 2]Bm A D G
Standin on a mama's porch, you told me that you'd wait forever
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Oh and when you held my hand, I knew that it was now or never
Bm A D
Those were the best days of my life
D A D/A D
(Oh yeah) Back in the summer of 69?
[Bridge]F Bb C
Man we were killin' time, We were young and restless
Bb/D C/E F
We needed to unwind
Bb C
I guess nothin' can last forever, forever no
A/D - D D/A ? A
And now the times are changin', look at everything that's come and gone
A/D - D D/A ? A
Somethimes when I play that old 6-string, I think about you, wonder what went wrong
[Chorus 3]Bm A D G
Standin on your mama's porch, you told me that it?d last forever
Bm A D G
Oh and when you held my hand, I knew that it was now or never
Bm A D
Those were the best days of my life
[Outro]D A D ? A
(Oh yeah) It was the summer of 69?
