Intro: * D A D A Verse 1: D A I got my first real six string, bought 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 Chorus 1: Bm A D G Oh when I look back now, that summer seemed to last forever Bm A D G And if I had the choice, ya I'd always wanna be there Bm A * D A D A Those were the best days of my life Verse 2: D A Ain't no use complaining, when you gotta job to do D A Spent my evenings down at the drive in, and that's when I met you, yeah! Chorus 2: Bm A D G Standing on your mamma's porch, you told me that you'd wait forever Bm A D G And when I held your hand, I knew that it was now 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: F Bb Man we were k*llin' time C Bb We were young and reckless, we needed to unwind F Bb C I guess nothing can last forever, forever, no... Instrumental Break - Play Intro Verse 3: D A And now the times are changin', look at everything that's come and gone D A Sometimes when I play my old six string, I think about you and wonder what went wrong Chorus 3: Bm A D G Standing on your mamma's porch, you told me that you'd wait forever Bm A D G And when I held your hand, I knew that it was now 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
