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 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 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 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 F Bb man we were killin' time C Bb we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind F Bb C i guess nothing can last forever... D* A* D* A* 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 Bm A D G standing on your manna'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 continue on D* A* Chords: Bm - x24432 A - x02220 G - 320033 or 320003 D - xx0232 F - 133211 Bb - x13331 C - x32010 I got my first real six-string Bought it at the five-and-dime Played 'til my fingers bled It was summer of '69 Me and some guys from school Had a Band and we tried real hard Jimmy quit and Jody got married I shualda known we'd never get far Oh when I lock back now That was seemes to last forever And if I had the choice Ya - I'd always wanna be there Those were the best days of my life (CHORUS) Ain't no use in complainin' When you got a job to do Spent my evenin's down at the drive in And that's when I met you Standin on a mama's porch You told me that you'd wait forever Oh and when you held my hand I knew that it was no or never Those were the best days of my life (Chorus) Back in Summer of '69 Man we were killin' time We were young and restless We needed to unwind I guess nothin' can last forever, no And now the times are changin' Look at everything that's come and gone Somethimes when I play that old six-string I think about ya wonder what went wrong Standin' on a mama's porch You told me it would last forever Oh the way you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Those were the best days of my life (Chorus) Back in summer of '69
