Summer Of 69

(início)

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.
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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.
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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

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!

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.
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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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