Bryan Adams - Summer of 69

Intro D* A* D* A* Verse 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 Chorus 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 Verse 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

Bridge 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* Verse 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 Chorus 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 Outtro Continue on D* A*

Notes

• D* is the progression: Dsus - D - Dsus4 - D - Dsus - D (arpeggiated)
• A* is the progression: Asus - A - Asus4 - A - Asus - A (arpeggiated)