Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

  i got my first real six string - brought it at the five & dime

  played it til my fingers bled - was the summer of '69

  me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard

  jimmy quit and jody got married - shoulda known we'd never get far

  oh when i look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever

  and if i had the choice - ya i'd always wanna be there

  those were the best days of my life

  ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do

  spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when i met you - ya

  standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever

  and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never

  those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69

  man we were killin' time

  we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind

  i guess nothing can last forever...

  and now the times are changin'

  look at everything that's come and gone

  sometimes when i play my old six string

  i think about you wonder what went wrong

  standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last forever

  and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never

  those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69

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Chords:

G - 320033 or 320003