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i got my first real six string - brought it at the five & dime
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played it til my fingers bled - was the summer of '69
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me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard
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jimmy quit and jody got married - shoulda known we'd never get far
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oh when i look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever
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and if i had the choice - ya i'd always wanna be there
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those were the best days of my life
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ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do
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spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when i met you - ya
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standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever
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and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never
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those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
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man we were killin' time
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we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind
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i guess nothing can last forever...
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and now the times are changin' look at everything that's come and gone
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sometimes when i play my old six string i think about you wonder what went wrong
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standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last forever
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and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never
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those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
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i got my first real six string - brought it at the five & dime
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played it til my fingers bled - was the summer of '69
C$ G$
me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard
C$ G$
jimmy quit and jody got married - shoulda known we'd never get far
A$ G$ C$ F$
oh when i look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever
A$ G$ C$ F$
and if i had the choice - ya i'd always wanna be there
A$ G$ C$ G$
those were the best days of my life
C$ G$
ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do
C$ G$
spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when i met you - ya
A$ G$ C$ F$
standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever
A$ G$ C$ F$
and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never
A$ G$ C$ G$ C$ G$
Those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
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man we were killin' time
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we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind
D#$ G#$ A#$
i guess nothing can last forever...
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C$ G$
and now the times are changin' look at everything that's come and gone
C$ G$
sometimes when i play my old six string i think about you wonder what went wrong
A$ G$ C$ F$
standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last forever
A$ G$ C$ F$
and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never
A$ G$ C$G$ C$ G$
those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
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