Intro D * A * D * A * Verse D * A * I got my first real six string - brought 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 Bm A D G Oh when I look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever Bm A D G And if I had the choice - ya I'd always wanna be there Bm A D* A* Those were the best days of my life Verse D * A * Ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do D * A * Spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when I met you - ya Chorus 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 * Those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69 Interlude 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... Instrumental D * A * D * A * Verse D * And now the times are changin' A * Look at everything that's come and gone D * Sometimes when I play my old six string A * I think about you wonder what went wrong Chorus Bm A D G Standing on your Mamma's porch - you told me it'd last 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 * Those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69 Outro D * A *
