F        133211
Bb       x13331
C        x32010


D* - progression: Dsus - D - Dsus4 - D - Dsus - D (arpeggiated)
A* - progression: Asus - A - Asus4 - A - Asus - A (arpeggiated)


[Intro]
D* A* D* A*


[Verse]
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


[Chorus]
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


[Verse]
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


[Chorus]
Bm                 A              D                       G
  Standing on your Mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever
Bm             A            D                    G
  And when you held my 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


[Interlude]
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...


[Instrumental]
D* A* D* A*


[Verse]
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


[Chorus]
Bm                 A              D                 G
  Standing on your Mamma's porch - you told me it'd last forever
Bm             A            D                    G
  And when you held my 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