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 *
