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