Bowling for Soup – Summer Of 69 (Guitar)

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[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 got a 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
[Bridge]
F               Bb
  Yeah, we were killin' time

          C                       Bb
  We were young and reckless - we needed to unwind

F         Bb                  C
  I guess nothing can last forever, forever
[Instrumental] 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 my old six string

A
  I think about you, wonder what went wrong
[Chorus]
G                  A              D                 G
  standing on your mamma'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
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