• Song:

    Summer Of 69 Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Bryan Adams

Transcribed by Jon Nott 

  D* is the progression: Dsus - D - D4 - D - Dsus - D (arpeggiated)

  A* is the progression: Asus - A - A4 - A - Asus - A (arpeggiated)

Intro: D * A * D * A *

D *                               A *
  i got my first real six string - brought it at the five & dime
D *                              A *
  played it til my fingers bled - was the summer of '69
D *                            A *
  me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard
D *                                A *
  jimmy quit and jody got married - shoulda known we'd never get far

Bm          A              D                      G
  oh 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               D *   A *
  those were the best days of my life

D *                         A *
  ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do
D *                                       A *
  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 i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never
Bm               A               D *   A *                       D *  A *
  those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69

F             Bb
  man we were killin' time
          C                       Bb
  we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind
F         Bb                  C
  i guess nothing can last forever...

  D * A * D * A *

D *
  and now the times are changin'
A *
  look at everything that's come and gone
D *
  sometimes when i play my old six string
A *
  i think about you wonder what went wrong

Bm                 A              D                 G
  standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last forever
Bm           A               D                   G
  and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never
Bm               A                    D * A *                       D *  A *
  those were the best days of my life -    back in the summer of '69

     continue on D * A *
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