Intro: A D A D 
 

Verse 1: 
             A                                E 
We were just dumb kids with a six pack that a bad fake ID bought 
F#m                              D 
Sittin' on the living room couch hopin' that we didn't get caught 
         A                       E 
And when we did, my Dad had some good advice for me 
        F#m                                D                     E             A       D 
He said 'Son, there's a time and place for just about everything, it's called College" 
 
Verse 2: 
           A                           E 
Next thing I know, I'm packin' up, and hey, I'm outta here 
  F#m                          D 
A back seat full of clothes in my old Cavalier 
              A                 E 
And there was empty pizza boxes stacked up around the room 
  F#m                              D                   E   A       (walk up to D ) 
A couple of beers on a Tuesday and one in the afternoon in College  
 
Chorus: 
               D         E         A 
Those were the best days of my life 
           D          E                A 
I found my friends, myself, and my wife 
                 D    E       F#m 
I learned almost everything I know 
        E            D7       E   A 
Without ever gaining knowledge'in College 
              D 
(yeah yeah yeah) 
   A 
In College 
              D 
(yeah yeah yeah) 
 
Verse 3: 
             A                                   E 
I had such a good time in those four years that I stretched it into six 
    F#m                                        D 
And I'd like to thank ol' George's Bar for the classes that I missed 
      A                                       E 
I was searching for the meaning of life when I saw her walk my way 
          F#m                            D   (it stays in D )     
And there was no doubt in my mind that I wouldn't bat a GPA 
 
Chorus: 
               D         E         A 
Those were the best days of my life 
           D          E                A 
I found my friends, myself, and my wife 
                 D    E       F#m 
I learned almost everything I know 
        E            D7           G (start of guitar solo) 
Without ever gaining knowledge'in College 
 
Guitar Solo (go Brad go!) 
G  D  Em  C 

G  D  Em  E (major this time   ) 
 

Chorus: 
               D         E         A 
Those were the best days of my life 
          D        E                   A 
I found myself, my friends, and my wife 
                 D    E       F#m 
I learned almost everything I know 
             E               D7                 A 
I might have gained a little knowledge'yeah'in  College 
              D 
(yeah yeah yeah) 
   A 
In College 
              D 
(yeah yeah yeah) 
   A 
In College 
              D 
(yeah yeah yeah) 
   A 
In College 
              D    G  A 
(yeah yeah yeah)