Band: BOWLING FOR SOUP
Song: Summer of '69
Album: Let's do it for Johnny
Track: #12
Written by: Originally by Bryan Adams
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Amps: Distortion
Tuning: Standard
2 Guitars: Lead (Chris), Rhythm (Jaret)
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How to play it:

okay, there's palm muting at the start, listen to the song for rhythm

D5
I got my first real six-string
A5
Bought it at the 5-inch dime
D5
Played until my fingers bled
A5-ring out
It was the summer of '69

***stop palm muting***
D5
Me and some guys from school
A5
Had a band and we tried real hard
D5
Judy quit and Julie got married
A5
Should've know that'd never get far
B5         A5
And when I look back now
D5                   G5
The summer seemed to last forever
B5       A5
And if I had the choice
D5                     G5
You know that I'd just wanna be there
B5                 A5
Cos those were the best days of my life

**octave part**:
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|-9--11-12--11-9-11-4--6--7--6--4-6--| x2
|-x--x--x---x--x-x--x--x--x--x--x-x--|
|-7--9--10--9--7-9--2--4--5--4--2-4--|
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  D5                A5

D5
Ain't no use in complaining
A5
When you got a job to do
D5
Spent my weekends down at the drive-in
A5
And that's where I met you girl

B5              A5
Standin on your mother's porch
D5                     G5
You told me that you'd wait forever
B5           A5
And when you held my hand
D5                 G5
I knew that it was now or never
B5             A5
Those were the best days of my life

**Play 'octave part' again**

F5           Bb5
Yeah we were killin time
C5
We were young and restless
   Bb5
We needed to be held
F5            Bb5                 C5
You know that nothing can last forever
   C5
Forever, go!

**play 'octave part' no rhythm guitar**

D5
And now the times are changin
A5
Look at everything that's come and gone
D5
And at times when I play that old six-string
A5
I think about you and what went wrong

B5              A5
Standin on your mother's porch, LET'S GO!
D5                     G5
You told me that you'd wait forever
B5           A5
And when you held my hand
D5                 G5
I knew that it was now or never
B5             A5
Those were the best days of my life

**'octave part'**

**play A5-D5-A5-D5 to finish (listen to CD for timing, rhythm etc.)**

**ENJOY**
-Luke Brennan