Intro
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Verse 1
D I got my first real six-string
A Bought it at the five and dime
D Played it ’til my fingers bled
A Was the summer of ’69
Verse 2
D Me and some guys from school
A Had a band and we tried real hard
D Jimmy quit and Jody got married
A I should’ve known we’d never get far
Chorus
Bm Oh, when I Alook back now
D That summer seemed to Glast forever
Bm And if I Ahad the choice
D Yeah, I’d always Gwanna be there
Bm Those were the Abest days of my life
Instrumental
D A
Verse 3
D Ain’t no use in complainin’
A When you got a job to do
D I spent my evenings down at the drive-in
A And that’s when I met you, yeah!
Chorus
Bm Standin’ on your Amama’s porch
D You told me that you’d Gwait forever
Bm Oh, and when you Aheld my hand
D I knew that it was Gnow or never
Bm Those were the Abest days of my Dlife
Oh, Ayeah Back in the summer of D’69 OAhhh
Bridge
F Man, we were Bbkillin’ time
We were Cyoung and restless
We Bbneeded to unwind
F I guess Bbnothing can last Cforever, forever, no
Instrumental
D A x2
Verse 4
D And now the times are changin’
A Look at everything that’s come and gone
D Sometimes when I play that old six-string
A I think about you, wonder what went wrong
Chorus
Bm Standin’ on your Amama’s porch
D You told me that it’d Glast forever
Bm Oh, and when you Aheld my hand
D I knew that it was Gnow or never
Bm Those were the Abest days of my life
Outro
D Oh, Ayeah Back in the summer of D’69 Uh-Ahuh
It was the summer of D’69 Oh, Ayeah
Me and my baby in D’69 OAh, oh
D It was the Asummer, summer, summer of D’69
Ye A D A D A ah
Above are the Summer of ’69 chords and lyrics by Bryan Adams. The chord chart really is a great tune. Grab your guitar, get it in tune with an accurate guitar tuner, and practice playing the song. We hope you enjoy it.
