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Standard Tuning EADGBe Main riff: [play after each chorus, indicated with a *] D A |-0-----2-----3------2-----0---2--------------------------------------| |---3-----3-----3------3------------0-----2-----3------2-----0----2---| |-----2-----2------2-----2---2---2----2-----2-----3------2------------| |---------------------------------------2-----2------2-----2----2---2-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Intro: * D A D A Verse 1:
DI got my first real six string, Abought it at the five & dime DPlayed it til my fingers bled, wAas the summer of '69 DMe and some guys from school, Ahad a band and we tried real hard DJimmy quit and Jody got married, Ashoulda known we'd never get far
Chorus 1:
BmOh when I Alook back now, Dthat summer seemed to lGast forever BmAnd if IA had the choice,D ya I'd always wGanna be there Bm A * D A D A Those were the best days of my life
Verse 2:
DAin't no use complaining, Awhen you gotta job to do DSpent my evenings down at the drive in, Aand that's when I met you, yeah!
Chorus 2:
BmStanding on your mAamma's porch,D you told me that you'd Gwait forever BmAnd when I Aheld your hand, I Dknew that it was Gnow or never Bm A * D A D A * D A D A Those were the best days of my life,........back in the summer of '69
Bridge:
FMan we were kilBblin' time We were yoCung and reckless, we needeBbd to unwind FI guessBb nothing can last foreCver, forever, no...
[Instrumental Break - Play Intro] Verse 3:
DAnd now the times are changin',A look at everything that's come and gone DSometimes when I play my old six string,A I think about you and wonder what went wrong
Chorus 3:
BmStanding on your mAamma's porch, Dyou told me that you'd Gwait forever BmAnd when I Aheld your hand, I Dknew that it was Gnow or never Bm A * D A D A * D A D A Those were the best days of my life,........back in the summer of '69
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