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Summer of 69

The document contains the lyrics and guitar chords for the song 'Summer of '69' by Bryan Adams. It describes nostalgic memories of youth, music, and relationships during the summer of 1969. The lyrics reflect themes of longing and reminiscence about carefree days spent with friends.

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Summer of 69

The document contains the lyrics and guitar chords for the song 'Summer of '69' by Bryan Adams. It describes nostalgic memories of youth, music, and relationships during the summer of 1969. The lyrics reflect themes of longing and reminiscence about carefree days spent with friends.

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Summer Of 69

by Bryan Adams

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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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