Intro: B  E  Abm7 E

Verse 1:
B
Everybody's got a summer that they can't forget
          Abm7
They hold on to and go back to
E
Yeah, mine's on the Carolina coast
B                                      E
Still burnin' in my mind like a red sunset
        Abm7
Chasin' embers till September
     E
What I remember most

Chorus:
B
 Bottle rockets in the sky
E
 Bare feet in the sand
Abm7
Bonfire in her eyes
E
 Cold beer in the can
B
 Moonlight on the waves
E
Her kiss in the dark
Abm7                              E
 The smile on her face when she'd make me break out my guitar and play
B    E  Gb
Hold my hand
B    E  Gb
Hold my hand

Verse 2:
B                                          E
I can still feel her fingers wrapped up in mine
                       Abm7
Can still hear her laughin', see her dancing
      E
Yeah, makin' more than that sundress spin
B                             E
Who says you can't go back in time?
           Abm7
Yeah, when that song, it comes on
    E
I'm on rewind and I'm seventeen again

Chorus:
B
 Bottle rockets in the sky
E
 Bare feet in the sand
Abm7
Bonfire in her eyes
E
 Cold beer in the can
B
 Moonlight on the waves
E
Her kiss in the dark
Abm7                              E
 The smile on her face when she'd make me break out my guitar and play
B    E  Gb
Hold my hand
Gb
I want you to hold my hand
B    E  Gb
Hold my hand
 B Gb
Oh

Bridge:
        E        B
I got a hand for you
                           Gb
Yeah, I got a hand for you
        E        B
I wanna run with you
B
Won't you let me run with you?

Solo: E Gb  B E Gb

Chorus:
B
 Bottle rockets in the sky
E
 Bare feet in the sand
Abm7
Bonfire in her eyes
E
 Cold beer in the can
B
 Moonlight on the waves
E
Her kiss in the dark
Abm7                              E
 The smile on her face when she'd make me break out my guitar and play
B    E  Gb
Hold my hand
Gb
I want you to hold my hand
B    E  Gb
Hold my hand
Gb
I'll take you to the promised land
B    E  Gb
Hold my hand
Gb
Maybe we can't change the world, but
E                                                B
 I wanna love you the best that, the best that I can

Outro:
B
(Hold my hand) Bottle rockets in the sky
E                 Abm7
 The best that I can (Hold my hand)
                      E
Bare feet in the sand
                 B
The best that I can (Hold my hand)
B
Bonfire in her eyes
E
Oh
Abm7                                E                          B
(Hold my hand) I wanna love you the best that, the best that I can
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