(Chord charts offered by Ukulele Chords.)
*Riff: D A A|-----9--10--9-----9-|---------------------| E|--------------------|---------------------| C|--------------------|---------------------| G|--9-----------9-----|--4--6--7--6--4--6---| Intro: [D][D] 1st verse : D D A A I got my first real six string, bought it at the five & dime D D A A Played it ‘til my fingers bled, it was the summer of sixty-nine D D A A Me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard D D A A Jimmy quit and Jody got married, shoulda known we'd never get far Chorus : Bm A D G Oh when I look back now that summer seemed to last forever Bm A D G And if I had the choice ya I'd always wanna be there Bm A>let ring D D A A (+riff) Those were the best days of my life 2nd verse : D D A A Ain't no use complaining when you got a job to do D D A A Spent my evenings down at the drive in and that's when I met you Chorus : Bm A D G Standing on your mamma's porch you told me that you'd wait forever Bm A D G And when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Bm A>let ring D D A A (+riff) Those were the best days of my life, oh yeah D D A A (+riff) Back in the summer of sixty-nine Bridge : F A# Man we were killin' time C A# We were young and reckless, we needed to unwind F A# C C I guess nothing can last forever, forever [D]>let ring (D) [A]>let ring (A) [D]>let ring (D) [A]>let ring (A) 3rd verse : D D A A And now the times are changing, look at everything that's come and gone D D A A Sometimes when I play my old six string I think about you wonder what went wrong Chorus : Bm A D G Standing on your mamma's porch you told me that you'd wait forever Bm A D G And when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Bm A>let ring D D A A (+riff) Those were the best days of my life, oh yeah D D A A (+riff) Back in the summer of sixty-nine D D A A (+riff) It was the summer of sixty-nine D D A A (+riff) Sixty-nine... (fade out)