Summer Of 69
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[Verse 1]
D
I got my first real sixstring
A
Bought it at the fiveanddime
D
Played it 'til my fingers bled
A
It was the summer of sixty nine
D
Me and some guys from school
A
Had a band and we tried real hard.
D
Jimmy quit, Jody got married
A
I should've known we'd never get far
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm A
Oh, when I look back now
D G
That summer seemed to last forever
Bm A
And if I had the choice
D G
Yeah, I'd always wanna be there
Bm A D A
Those were the best days of my life
[Verse 2]
D
It ain't no use in complaining
A
When you got a job to do
D
Spent my evenings down at the drivein
A
And that's when I met you, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm A
Standin' on your mama's porch
D G
You told me that you'd wait forever
Bm A
And when you held my hand
D G
I knew that it was now or never
Bm A D
Those were the best days of my life
[Chorus]
A
Oh, yeah.
D A
Back in the summer of sixty nine.
[Bridge]
F Bb
Man we were killing time
C
We were young and restless
Bb
Needed to unwind
F Bb C
I guess nothin' could last forever, forever,
no!
D A D A
[Verse 3]
D
And now the times are changin'
A
Look at everything that's come and gone
D
Sometimes when I play that old sixstring
A
I think about you,
wonder what went wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm A
Standin' on your mama's porch
D G
You told me that it'd last forever
Bm A
Oh, and when you held my hand
D G
I knew that it was now or never
Bm A D
Those were the best days of my life
[Chorus]
A
Oh, yeah.
D A
Back in the summer of sixty nine, oh.
D
It was the summer of sixty nine, oh,
A
yeah.
[Solo]
D
Sixty nine
A D A D
A D A
Bars
[Verse 1]
| D | - | - | - |
| A | - | D | - |
| A | - | D | - |
| A | - | D | - |
| A | - |
I got my first real sixstring
Bought it at the fiveanddime
Played it 'til my fingers bled
It was the summer of sixty nine
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard.
Jimmy quit, Jody got married
I should've known we'd never get far
[Pre-Chorus]
| Bm | A |
| D | G | Bm | A |
| D | G | Bm | A |
| D | - | A | - |
Oh, when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah, I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
[Verse 2]
| D | - | A | - |
| D | - | A | - |
It ain't no use in complaining
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenings down at the drivein
And that's when I met you, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
| Bm | A | D | G |
| Bm | A | D | G |
| Bm | A | D | - |
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
And when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
[Chorus]
| A | - | D | - |
| A | - |
Oh, yeah.
Back in the summer of sixty nine.
[Bridge]
| F | Bb |
| C | Bb | F | Bb |
| C | - | D | - |
| A | - | D | - |
| A | - |
Man we were killing time
We were young and restless
Needed to unwind
I guess nothin' could last forever, forever,
no!
[Verse 3]
| D | - |
| A | - | D | - |
| A | - |
And now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old sixstring
I think about you,
wonder what went wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
| Bm | A |
| D | G | Bm | A |
| D | G | Bm | A |
| D | - |
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me that it'd last forever
Oh, and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
[Chorus]
| A | - |
| D | - | A | - |
| D | - | A | - |
Oh, yeah.
Back in the summer of sixty nine, oh.
It was the summer of sixty nine, oh,
yeah.
[Solo]
| D | - | A | - |
| D | - | A | - |
| D | - | A | - |
| D | - | A |
Sixty nine
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