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Summmer of 69

Bryan Adamms

[Intro riff aand througghout songg]

(D* Progrression )–– Dsus2 -- D - Dsuus4 – D- Dsus2 – D)
(A* Progrression )–– Asus2 –– A – Asus4 – A – Asus2 – AA)

(D) I got mmy first real six-strinng (A) Bought it at the Five aand Dime
(D) Playedd it till my fingers bleed (A) It was the suummer of sixty-ninee

(D) Me andd some guuys from sschool (A) Had a band and wee tried reaal hard
(D) Jimmyy quit, Jodie got marrried (A) SShoulda’ kknown we’’d never ge et far

(Bm) Oh, when I (AA) look bacck now
(D) That summer seeemed to ((G) last foorever
(Bm) And if I (A) haad the chooice
(D) Yeah II’d always (G) wannna be there e
(Bm) Thosse were thhe (A) besst days of my (D*) life (A*)

(D) Ain’t nno use in ccomplainin’ (A) Wheen you’ve got a job tto do
(D) Spent my eveninn’s down aat the drivve-in (A) AAnd that’s when I mmet you, yeeah

(Bm) Stanndin’ on yoour (A) maama’s porrch
(D) You toold me that you’d (GG) wait forrever
(Bm) Oh aand when you (A) hheld my haand
(D) I kneww that it was (G) now or neveer
(Bm) Thosse were thhe (A) besst days of my (D*) life…
o oh (A*) yeeah… backk in the summer of ((D*) 69 (A*)

[Bridge]
(F) Man wee were (BBb) killin’ ttime
W We were (CC) young and restleess… we (BBb) needeed to unwind
(F) I guesss (Bb) notthin’ can last for- (CC) -ever… forever… no

R Riff: (D*) (A*) ((D*) (A**)

(D) And noow the timmes are changin’ (A)) Look at eeverythingg that’s coome and gone
(D) Somettimes when I play thhat old sixx-string (AA) I think aabout ya,wwonder whhat went
w wrong

(Bm) Stanndin’ on yoour (A) maama’s porrch
(D) You toold me that it (G) lasts foreveer
(Bm) Oh aand when you (A) hheld my haand
(D) I kneww that it was (G) now or neveer
(Bm) Thosse were thhe (A) besst days of my (D*) life…

o oh (A*) yeeah… backk in the summer of ((D*) 69 (A*)
b back in thee summer of (D*) 669 (A*)….......etc........
O OHHHHHHH HH!!!!!! Yeeahhhhhh! Riff out!

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