Chords:
D-xx0232/557775
Dsus-xx0230
Dsus4-xx0233
A-002220/577655
Asus-002200
Asus4-002230
Bm-224432
Bb-113331
G-355433/320003
F-133211
C-335553/032010
(A)
Dsus D Dsus4 D Dsus D
e|—0——2—-3——2——0——2———-|
b|———————————————|
g|———————————————|
d|-0——0—-0——0———0——0———-|
a|———————————————|
e|———————————————|
(B)
Asus A Asus4 A Asus A
e|———————————————|
b|—0——2—-3——2——0——2———-|
g|———————————————|
d|———————————————|
a|-0——0—-0——0———0——0———-|
e|———————————————|
(A) (B)
i got my first real six string — brought it at the five & dime
(A) (B)
played it til my fingers bled — was the summer of ’69
(A) (B)
me and some guys from school -had a band and we tried real hard
(A) (B)
jimmy quit and jody got married — shoulda known we’d never get far
(play with bar chords,can play with open chords)
Bm A D G
but 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 (A) (B)
those were the best days of my life
(A) (B)
ain’t no use complaining — when ya gotta job to do
(A) (B)
spent my evenings down at the drive in — and that’s when i met you — ya
Bm A D G
standing on your mamma’s porch — you told me that you’d wait forever
Bm A D G
and when you held my hand — i knew that it was now or never
Bm A (A) (B)
those were the best days of my life — back in the summer of ’69
(Play with bar chords for best results)
F Bb
man we were killin’ time
C Bb
we were young and reckless — we needed to unwind
F Bb C (A) (B)
i guess nothing can last forever…
(A)
and now the times are changin’
(B)
look at everything that’s come and gone
(A)
sometimes when i play my old six string
(B)
i think about you wonder what went wrong
Bm A D G
standing on your mamma’s porch — you told me that you’d wait forever
Bm A D G
and when you held my hand — i knew that it was now or never
Bm A (A)(B)-continuous till end
those were the best days of my life — back in the summer of ’69
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