Tom: D5
Intro: D* A* D* A*
D* is the progression: D5 - D5 - D5 - D5 - D5 - D5 (arpeggiated)
A* is the progression: A5 - A5 - A5 - A5 - A5 - A5 (arpeggiated)
e | ---2/0---2---3---2---0---2------------------------
B | -----------------------------0---2---3---2---0---2
G | --------------------------------------------------
D | --------------------------------------------------
A | --------------------------------------------------
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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
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 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
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 D* A* D* A*
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...
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
B5 A5 D5 G5
Standing on your nanna'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 D* A* D* A*
Those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
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