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: D A xA|-----9--10--9-----9--|--------------------| xE|---------------------|--------------------| xC|---------------------|--------------------| xG|--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
