Tuning: E A D G B E

Time signature: 4/4 exept verses in 7/4 [Part I] [Intro] |E |E | |E |B |D |C#m |E |F#m |G#m |A |E |B |G | A |E |B |D | A [Verse 1]

^ERemember days of yesterday And h^Bow it flew so fast The t^Gwo score and a year we had, I tho^Aught would always last ^EThe summer days and west coast dreams, I w^Bished would never end A y^Doung boy and his father, ^AIdol and best friend

[Chorus]

^F#mI'll always rem^Aember Those were the best of t^Eimes ^F#mA lifetime toge^Ather I'll never forg^Eet

|E |B |G | A |E |B |D | A [Verse 2]

^EMorning shows on the radio The c^Base of the missing dog ^GLying on the fields at the only twelve ^AWatching Harold and Maude ^ERecord shops, the stick-ball fields My h^Bome away from home ^DWhen we weren't together The h^Aours on the phone

[Chorus]

^F#mI'll always rem^Aember Those were the best of t^Eimes ^F#mI'll cherish them fo^Arever The best of t^C#mimes

[Special]

But th^Ben came the c^Aall ^G#m ^E ^C#mOur l^Bives changed for^Aever more ^C#mYou can p^D#mray f^Eor a ch^Aange But prep^F#mare for t^Ehe e^Dnd

[Instrumental] |Bm |Em |A |D D/C# |Bm Bm/A|G |Asus4 A|F#sus4 F# |Bm |Em |A |D D/C# |Bm Bm/A|G |Asus4 A|Asus4 A [Part II] Bm

^BmThe fleeting winds of ^Bm7time ^F#m ^AmFlying through each ^Emday ^BmAll the things I s^Bm7hould have ^F#mdone ^AmBut time just slipped aw^Eay ^AmRemember "seize the d^Eay" ^BmLife goes by in the b^Bm/Alink of an eye ^EThere's so much l^Esus4eft to s^Eay

^AThese ^Asus4were t^Ahe ^Asus2best of ti^Ames ^AI'll ^Asus4miss th^Aese d^Emays ^FYour spirit^Csus4 led my l^Cife each ^Esus4day ^E

^BmThank you for the ^Bm7inspi^F#mration ^AmThank you for the s^Emmiles ^BmAll the uncond^Bm7itional ^F#mlove ^AmThat carried me for m^Eiles ^AmIt carried me for m^Eiles

^BmBut most of all ^Bm/Athank you for ^E ^Esus4my lif^Ee

^AThese ^Asus4were t^Ahe ^Asus2best of ti^Ames ^AI'll ^Asus4miss th^Aese d^Emays ^FYour spirit^Csus4 led my l^Cife each ^Esus4day ^E

^AMy ^Asus4heart ^Ais b^Asus2leeding b^Aad But ^AI'll^Asus4 be ok^Emay ^FYour spirit ^Csus4guides my l^Cife each ^Esus4day ^E

[Solo] |Am |Dm |G |C G/B |Am Am/G|F |Gsus4 G|Esus4 E |Am |Dm |G |C E/G# |Am Am/G|D/F# |F |G x2 [Outro] |C Csus4 C|Fm |C Csus4 C|Gm |G# |D# |Gsus4 |G x4

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