Tom: D Intro: D* A* D* A* D* is the progression: Dsus - D - Dsus4 - D - Dsus - D (arpeggiated) A* is the progression: Asus - A - Asus4 - A - Asus - A (arpeggiated) e|---2/0---2---3---2---0---2------------------------ B|-----------------------------0---2---3---2---0---2 G|-------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------- 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 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... 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 nanna'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 Continue on D* A