Intro: D A D A
D is the progression: D2 D Dsus4 D D2 D (arpeggiated)
A is the progression: A2 A Asus4 A A2 A (arpeggiated)
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B|---3--------3-------------------------------------
G|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-
D|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
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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 - 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 Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A
Those were the best days of my life
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 Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A
Those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
F Bb
Man we were killin' time
C Dm
We were young and reckless - we needed to unwind
F Bb C
I guess nothing can last forever...
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 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 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 Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A
Those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
Continue Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A