Summer Of '69

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

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

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

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

  [Bm]oh when i look[A] back now - that [D]summer seemed to last for[G] ever

  [Bm]and if i had [A]the choice - ya i'[D]d always wanna be[G] there

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  [A]those were the best days of my life

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

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

  [Bm]standing on your mamm[A]a's porch - you t[D]old me that you'd wait for[G]ever

  [Bm]and when i held[A] your hand - i kne[D]w that it was now or n[G]ever

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

  [F]man we were kill[Bb]in' time

  [C]we were young and reckless[Bb] - we needed to unwind

  [F]i guess noth[Bb]ing can last forever..[C].

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  [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

  [Bm]standing on your mann[A]a's porch - you t[D]old me it'd last for[G]ever

  [Bm]and when i held[A] your hand - i kne[D]w that it was now or n[G]ever

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

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G      - 320033 or 320003