Summer Of ’69

Intro: D  A  D  A 

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


Riff:
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 A|-----9--10--9-----9--|--------------------|
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 g|--9-----------9------|--4--6--7--6--4--6--|


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...

Interlude: 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

Outro: D  A
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