Tom: C 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. CHORUS ************************************************* 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. ************************************************ 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. CHORUS ************************************************* 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. ************************************************* C G C G BRIDGE E|E|-------------------------------------------------|-| 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! E|-------------------------------------------------| 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. CHORUS ************************************************* 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. *************************************************