Summer of 69

[Intro] D9 D D4 D D9 D A9 A A4 A A9 A D A I got my first real six string - bought 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 - should've known we'd never get far Bm A D G Oh when I look back now - that summer seemed to last forever Bm A D G And if I had the choice - yeah 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 you've gotta job to do D A Spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when I met you - yeah 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 that old six string A I think about you wonder what went wrong Bm A D G Standin' on your mama'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 E|------------------|--12----------14----------15------| B|------------------|------15----------15----------15--| G|------------------|----------14----------14----------| D|------------------|----------------------------------| A|------------------|----------------------------------| E|------------------|----------------------------------| E|------14----------12------14------|----------------------------------| B|----------15----------------------|--12----------14----------15------| G|--14----------14------14------14--|------14----------14----------14--| D|----------------------------------|----------14----------14----------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 4----------------------------------|--12----------14----------15-------| B|------14----------12------14------|------15----------15----------15--| G|----------14----------------------|----------14----------14----------| D|--14----------14------14------14--|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|------14----------12------14------|----------------------------------| B|----------15----------------------|--12----------14----------15------| G|--14----------14------14------14--|------14----------14----------14--| D|----------------------------------|----------14----------14----------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------| B|------14----------12------14------|------------------|------------------| G|----------14----------------------|------------------|------------------| D|--14----------14------14------14--|------------------|------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------| ----------------- Acordes ----------------- A = X 0 2 2 2 0 A4 = X 0 2 2 3 0 A9 = X 0 2 2 0 0 Bb = X 1 3 3 3 1 Bm = X 2 4 4 3 2 C = X 3 2 0 1 0 D = X X 0 2 3 2 D4 = X X 0 2 3 3 D9 = X X 0 2 3 0 F = 1 3 3 2 1 1 G = 3 2 0 0 0 3