Intro: D D
Verse:
D D
I got my first real six-string
A A
Bought it at the five and dime
D D
Played it “til my fingers bled
A A
Was the summer of “69
D D
Me and some guys from school
A A
Had a band and we tried real hard
D D
Jimmy quit, Joey got married
A A
I shoulda known we”d never get far
Chorus:
Bm A
Oh, when I look back now
D G
That summer seemed to last forever
Bm A
And if I had the choice
D G
Yeah, I”d always wanna be there
Bm A (hold)
Those were the best days of my life
D D A A
Verse:
D D
Ain”t no use in complaining
A A
When you got a job to do
D D
Spent my evenings down at the drive in
A A
And that”s when I met you
Chorus:
Bm A
Standin” on your mama”s porch
D G
You told me that you”d wait forever
Bm A
Oh, and when you held my hand
D G
I knew that it was now or never
Bm A (hold)
Those were the best days of my life
D D A A D D A A
Oh yeah Back in the summer of “69 Uh-huh
Bridge:
F Bb
Man, we were killing time
C Bb
We were young and restless We needed to unwind
F Bb C C
I guess nothing can last forever, forever, no
Interlude:
D D A A D D A A
Verse:
D D
And now the times are changing
A A
Look at everything that”s come and gone
D D
Sometimes when I play that old six-string
A A
I think about you, wonder what went wrong
Chorus:
Bm A
Standing on your mama”s porch
D G
You told me that it”d last forever
Bm A
Oh, and when you held my hand
D G
I knew that it was now or never
Bm A (hold)
Those were the best days of my life
D D A A D D A A
Oh yeah Back in the summer of “69 Uh-huh
D D A A D D A A
D D A A D D A A D (hold)