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D* is the progression: Dsus - D - Dsus4 - D - Dsus - D (arpeggiated)
A* is the progression: Asus - A - Asus4 - A - Asus - A (arpeggiated)
Intro RE LA RE LA
RE LA
i got my first real six string - brought it at the five & dime
RE LA
played it til my fingers bled - was the summer of '69
RE LA
me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard
RE LA
jimmy quit and jody got married - shoulda known we'd never get far
SIm LA RE SOL
oh when i look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever
SIm LA RE SOL
and if i had the choice - ya i'd always wanna be there
SIm LA RE LA
those were the best days of my life
RE LA
ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do
RE LA
spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when i met you - ya
SIm LA RE SOL
standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever
SIm LA RE SOL
and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never
SIm LA RE LA RE LA
those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
FA SIb
man we were killin' time
DO SIb
we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind
FA SIb DO
i guess nothing can last forever...
RE LA RE LA
RE
and now the times are changin'
LA
look at everything that's come and gone
RE
sometimes when i play my old six string
LA
i think about you wonder what went wrong
SIm LA RE SOL
standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last forever
SIm LA RE SOL
and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never
SIm LA RE LA RE LA
those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
continue on D* A*
Chords:
SIm - x24432
LA - x02220
G - 320033 or 320003
RE - xx0232
FA - 133211
SIb - x13331
DO - x32010
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