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 | -------------------------------------------------- E | -------------------------------------------------- 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 Continue on D* A5