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

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