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: D5 * A5 * D5 * A5 * D5 * A5 * i got my first real six string - brought it at the five & dime D5 * A5 * played it til my fingers bled - was the summer of '69 D5 * A5 * me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard D5 * A5 * jimmy quit and jody got married - shoulda known we'd never get far B5 A5 D5 G5 oh when i look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever B5 A5 D5 G5 and if i had the choice - ya i'd always wanna be there B5 A5 D5 * A5 * those were the best days of my life D5 * A5 * ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do D5 * A5 * spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when i met you - ya B5 A5 D5 G5 standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever B5 A5 D5 G5 and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never B5 A5 D5 * A5 * D5 * A5 * those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69 F5 Bb5 man we were killin' time C5 Bb5 we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind F5 Bb5 C5 i guess nothing can last forever... D5 * A5 * D5 * A5 * D5 * and now the times are changin' A5 * look at everything that's come and gone D5 * sometimes when i play my old six string A5 * i think about you wonder what went wrong B5 A5 D5 G5 standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last forever B5 A5 D5 G5 and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never B5 A5 D5 * A5 * D5 * A5 * those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69 continue on D5 * A5 *
