B.Adams- Summer of '69

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Tuning: Standard

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"I got my first real six string"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Bought it at the five-and-dime"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Played it 'till my fingers bled"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"It was the summer of sixty-nine"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Me and some guys from school"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"We had a band and we tried real hard"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Jimmy quit, Jody got married"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"I shoulda known, we'd never get far"

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"But when I look back now"

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"That summer seemed to last forever"

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"And if I had the choice"

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"Yeah, I'd always want to be there"

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"Those were the best days of my"

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"Life"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Ain't no use in complainin'"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"When you got a job to do"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"I spent my evenings down at the drive-in"

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P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"And that's when I met you yeah!"

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"Standin' on your momma's porch"

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"You told me that you'd wait forever"

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"Oh, and when you held my hand"

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"I knew that it was now or never"

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"those were the best days of my"

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"Life"

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"Oh yeah" "Back in the summer of"

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"Sixty-nine"

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"Oooooooooh"

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"Man, we were killin' time, we were"

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"Young and restless, we needed to unwind"

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"I guess nothing can last forever, forever, no"

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"Hey!"

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"And now the times are changing"

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"Look at everything that's come and gone"

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"Sometimes when I play that old six-string"

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"I think about you, wonder what went wrong"

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"Standing on your momma's porch"

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"You told me that it'd last forever"

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"Oh and when you held my hand"

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"I knew that it was now or never"

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"Those were the best days of my"

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"Life"

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"Oh yeaaaaaaaaah" "Back in the summer of"

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"Sixty-nine"

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"Uh-huh" "It was the summer of"

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"Sixty-nine" "Oh yeah! Me and my baby in"

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"Sixty nine" "Whooooooooooooooooooa"

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"It was the summer, the summer, the summer of"

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"Sixty-nine" "Hey"

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:16:52 +0000 (GMT)
From: Jonathan Nott
Subject: Chords: Summer of '69 UNPLUGGED by Bryan Adams
(summer_of_69_unplugged.crd)

Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams (as played on 'Unplugged')
Transcribed by Jon Nott

D* is the progression: Dsus - D - Dsus4 - D - Dsus - D (arpeggiated)

A* is the progression: Asus - A - Asus4 - A - Asus - A (arpeggiated)

Intro: D* A* D* A*

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

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

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

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...

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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

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

continue on D* A*

Chords:

Bm - x24432
A - x02220
G - 320033 or 320003
D - xx0232
F - 133211
Bb - x13331
C - x32010