Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams Guitar Cords

 Summer of '69 -  Bryan Adams

Chords:

Bm     - x24432

A      - x02220

G      - 320033 or 320003

D      - xx0232

F      - 133211

Bb     - x13331

C      - x32010

D* is the progression: Dsus - D - Dsus4 - D - Dsus - D (arpeggiated)

A* is the progression: Asus - A - Asus4 - A - Asus - A (arpeggiated)

Intro: D* A* D* A*

D*                               A*

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

D*                              A*

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

D*                            A*

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

D*                                A*

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

Bm          A              D                      G

  oh when i look back now - that summer seemed to last for ever

Bm         A               D              G

  and if i had the choice - ya i'd always wanna be there

Bm               A               D*   A*

  those were the best days of my life

D*                         A*

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

D*                                       A*

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

Bm                 A              D                       G

  standing on your mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever

Bm           A               D                   G

  and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never

Bm               A               D*   A*                       D*  A*

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

F             Bb

  man we were killin' time

          C                       Bb

  we were young and reckless - we needed to unwind

F         Bb                  C

  i guess nothing can last forever...

  D* A* D* A*

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                 A              D                 G

  standing on your manna's porch - you told me it'd last forever

Bm           A               D                   G

  and when i held your hand - i knew that it was now or never

Bm               A                    D* A*                       D*  A*

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

     continue on D* A*

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