Tom: C
C
C
I got my first real six-string.
G
Bought it at a five and dime.
C
Played it till my fingers bled,
G
Was the summer of 69'
C
Me and some guys from school.
G
Had a band and we tried real hard.
C
Jimmy quit, Joey Got married,
G
Should've known We'd never get far.
CHORUS
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Am G
Oh, when i look back now
C F
The summer seemed to last forever.
Am G
And If I had the choice
C F
yeah if there was one I'd be there
Am G (Hold out Single Stroke)
Those were the best days of my life.
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C
G
C
Aint no use in complainin'
G
When you got a job to do.
C
Spend my evenings down at the drive in
G
And that's when I met you.
CHORUS
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Am G
Standing on your daddy's Porch
C F
You told me that you'd wait forever
Am G
Oh, then you held my hand
C F
I knew that it was now or never.
Am G (Hold Out Single Stroke)
Those were the best days of my life.
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C
G
C
G
BRIDGE
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Eb Bb
we were killing time
Ab
We were young and restless
Bb
We needed to unwind
Eb Bb Bb C G
I guess nothin' could last forever, forever NO!
E|-------------------------------------------------|
C
G
C
And now the times are changin'
G
Look at everything that's come and gone.
C
Sometimes when I play that old six string
G
I think about you and wonder what went wrong.
CHORUS
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Am G
Standing on your daddy's Porch
C F
You told me that you'd wait forever
Am G
Oh, then you held my hand
C F
I knew that it was now or never.
Am G
Those were the best days of my life.
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