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