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Version 1[Intro] D* [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] G A D G oh when i look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever G A D G and if i had the choice - ya i'd always wanna be there G A D* A* those were the best days of my life [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] G A D G standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever G A D G and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never G A D* A* D* A* those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69 G D man we were killin' time C A we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind G D 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 [Chorus] G A D G standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last forever G A D G and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never G A D* A* D* A* those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69 Continue on D* A*