Intro: G D G D G D i got my first real six string - brought it at the five & dime G D played it til my fingers bled - was the summer of '69 G D me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard G D jimmy quit and jody got married - shoulda known we'd never get far Em D G C oh when i look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever Em D G C and if i had the choice - ya i'd always wanna be there Em D G D those were the best days of my life Riff: G D xA|-----9--10--9-----9--|--------------------| xE|---------------------|--------------------| xC|---------------------|--------------------| xG|--9-----------9------|--4--6--7--6--4--6--| G D ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do G D spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when i met you - ya Em D G C standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever Em D G C and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never Em D G D G D those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69 Bb Eb man we were killin' time F Eb we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind Bb Eb F i guess nothing can last forever... Interlude: G D G D G and now the times are changin' D look at everything that's come and gone G sometimes when i play my old six string D i think about you wonder what went wrong Em D G C standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last forever Em D G C and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never Em D G D G D those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69 Outro: G D
