Tuning: E A D G B E

[Riffs] P.M. = palm muting D(5) e|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3-----3---------|-----------------| G|-2-----2---------|-----------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| P.M. P.M.---------------------| A(5) e|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-2-----2---------|-----------------| D|-2-----2---------|-----------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------|-----------------| P.M. P.M.---------------------| [Intro] D [Verse 1]

^D I got my first real six-string ^A Bought it at the five-and-dime ^D Played it 'til my fingers bled ^A It was the summer of '69

[Verse 2]

^D Me and some guys from school ^A Had a band and we tried real hard ^D Jimmy quit, Joey got married ^A I shoulda known we'd never get far

[Chorus 1]

^Bm Oh, when I ^Alook back now ^D That summer seemed to ^Glast forever ^Bm And if I ^Ahad the choice ^D Yeah, I'd always ^Gwanna be there ^Bm Those were the ^Abest days of my ^Dlife

[Instrumental] (D) A [Verse 3]

^D Ain't no use in complainin' ^A When you got a job to do ^D Spent my evenin's down at the drive in ^A And that's when I met you, yeah

[Chorus 2]

^Bm Standin' on your ^Amama's porch ^D You told me that you'd ^Gwait forever ^Bm Oh, and when you ^Aheld my hand ^D I knew that it was ^Gnow or never ^Bm Those were the ^Abest days of my ^Dlife (D) A D A Oh yeah Back in the summer of '69 Ohhh

[Bridge]

^F Man, we were ^Bbkillin' time We were ^Cyoung and restless We ^Bbneeded to unwind ^F I guess ^Bbnothin' can last for^Cever, forever no

[Instrumental] D A x2 [Verse 4]

^D And now the times are changin' ^A Look at everything that's come and gone ^D Sometimes when I play that old six-string ^A I think about you, wonder what went wrong

[Chorus 3]

^Bm Standin' on your ^Amama's porch ^D You told me that it'd ^Glast forever ^Bm Oh, and when you ^Aheld my hand ^D I knew that it was ^Gnow or never ^Bm Those were the ^Abest days of my ^Dlife

[Outro] (D) A D A Oh yeah Back in the summer of '69 Uh-huh

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Bryan Adams - Summer of 69