Summer of '69

Adams Bryan

Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams (as played on 'Unplugged')
Transcribed by Jon Nott
 
Chords:
Bm       x24432
A        x02220
G        320033 or 320003
D        xx0232
F        133211
Bb       x13331
C        x32010
 
 
D* - progression: Dsus - D - Dsus4 - D - Dsus - D (arpeggiated)
A* - progression: Asus - A - Asus4 - A - Asus - A (arpeggiated)
 
 
[Intro]
D* A* D* A*
 
 
[Verse]
D*                                        A*
  I got my first real six string - bought 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]

  Ain't no use complaining - when ya gotta job to do
  Spent my evenings down at the drive in - and that's when I met you - ya
 
 
[Chorus]

  Standing on your Mamma's porch - you told me that you'd wait forever
  And when you held my hand - I knew that it was now or never
  Those were the best days of my life - back in the summer of '69
 
 
[Interlude]
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...
 
 
[Instrumental]
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]

  Standing on your Mamma's porch - you told me it'd last forever
  And when you held my hand - I knew that it was now or never
  Those were the best days of my life -    back in the summer of '69
 
 
[Outro]
D* A*