xSummer Of '69 (Acoustic) ======================== The version 2 of this tab is pretty accurate but lacked the picking of the chorus part, i got from a live acoustic performance. It just makes the song sound better when using acoustic. Dsus2 (xx0230) D (xx0232) Dsus4 (xx0233) Asus2 (x0220x) A (x0222x) Asus4 (x0223x) F (133211) Bb (x13331) C (x32013) INTRO: e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|---------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2---------| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------| E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|-------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| V1: e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|---------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2------| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2------------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| i got my first real six-string, bought it at the five & dime e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|-------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| played it till my fingers bled, was the summer of sixty-nine e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|-------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|-------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| jimmy quit & jody got married, should have known we'd never get far C1: e|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|-----------------| B|-3-----3-------|-2-------2-----|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3----------| G|-----4---4---4-|-----2-----2---|---2-------2---|-------0-----0------| D|---4-------4---|---2---2-----2-|-0-----0-------|---0-------0--------| A|-2-----2-------|-0-------0-----|---------------|--------------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-3-------3----------| but when i look back now the summer seemed to last forever e|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|---------------| B|-3-----3-------|-2-------2-----|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3-----| G|-----4---4---4-|-----2-----2---|---2-------2---|-------0-----0-| D|---4-------4---|---2---2-----2-|-0-----0-------|---0-------0---| A|-2-----2-------|-0-------0-----|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-3-------3-----| and if i had the choice, yeah i'd always wanna be there e|---------------|---| B|-3-----3-------|-2-| G|-----4---4---4-|---| D|---4-------4---|---| A|-2-----2-------|-0-| E|---------------|---| those were the best days of my (life) LINK 1: e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|---------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2----------| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2------------| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2----------------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------| E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------| (life) V2: e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|---------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2------| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2------------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| ain't no use in complaining when you got a job to do e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|-------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| spend my evenings down at the drive-in, and thats when i met you, yeah C2: e|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|-----------------| B|-3-----3-------|-2-------2-----|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3----------| G|-----4---4---4-|-----2-----2---|---2-------2---|-------0-----0------| D|---4-------4---|---2---2-----2-|-0-----0-------|---0-------0--------| A|-2-----2-------|-0-------0-----|---------------|--------------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-3-------3----------| standing on your mamas porch, you told me that you'd wait forever e|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|---------------| B|-3-----3-------|-2-------2-----|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3-----| G|-----4---4---4-|-----2-----2---|---2-------2---|-------0-----0-| D|---4-------4---|---2---2-----2-|-0-----0-------|---0-------0---| A|-2-----2-------|-0-------0-----|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-3-------3-----| and when you held my hand i knew that it was now or never e|---------------|---| B|-3-----3-------|-2-| G|-----4---4---4-|---| D|---4-------4---|---| A|-2-----2-------|-0-| E|---------------|---| those were the best days of my (life) LINK 2: Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Asus2 A Asus4 (life) oh yeah A Asus2 A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D back in the summer of sixty-nine Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A oh_______ F Bb C Bb MID: man we were killing time, we were young and reckless, we needed to unwind F Bb C i guess nothing can last forever, forever, no SOLO: e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|---------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2--------| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2----------| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2--------------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0------------| E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| yeah! e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|-------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| V3: e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|---------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2------| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2------------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| and now the times are changing, look at everything that's come and gone e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|-------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| sometimes when i play that old six-string, i think about you wonder what went wrong C3: e|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|-----------------| B|-3-----3-------|-2-------2-----|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3----------| G|-----4---4---4-|-----2-----2---|---2-------2---|-------0-----0------| D|---4-------4---|---2---2-----2-|-0-----0-------|---0-------0--------| A|-2-----2-------|-0-------0-----|---------------|--------------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-3-------3----------| standing on your mamas porch, you told me it'd last forever e|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|---------------| B|-3-----3-------|-2-------2-----|-3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3-----| G|-----4---4---4-|-----2-----2---|---2-------2---|-------0-----0-| D|---4-------4---|---2---2-----2-|-0-----0-------|---0-------0---| A|-2-----2-------|-0-------0-----|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-3-------3-----| and when you held my hand i knew that it was now or never e|---------------|---| B|-3-----3-------|-2-| G|-----4---4---4-|---| D|---4-------4---|---| A|-2-----2-------|-0-| E|---------------|---| those were the best days of my (life) OUTRO: Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Asus2 A Asus4 (life) oh yeah A Asus2 A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D back in the summer of sixty-nine Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D oh_______ it was the summer of sixty-nine oh Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D yeah me and my baby in sixty-nine Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D oh__________________ it was the Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D summer sum-mer, summer of sixty-nine Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|-------------------------------| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|-------------------------------|---| B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|-0-----2-----3-----2-----0---2-|-3-| G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|-2-| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|-0-| A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|---| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---|