[Intro BPM 155 - No drums] Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I never felt like this be [E] fore Yes, I, [C#m] swear it's the [D] truth and I owe it all to you 'Cause [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life and I owe it all to you
[Vamp - Drums in - Octave on E figure] [E]
[Verse] I've been [D] waiting for so long, now I've finally found someone to stand by [E] me ...... We saw the [D] writing on the wall, as we felt this magical fanta [E] sy ..... Now with [D] passion in our eyes, there's no way we could disguise it secret [E] ly .....So we [D] take each other's hand, 'Cause we seem to understand the urgency [E] (just remember)
[Pre Chorus - Remember offbeat on Bass drum] [A] You're the one thing, [G] I can't get enough of [A] So I'll tell you something, [B7] this could be love because
[Chorus] Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I never felt like this be [E] fore Yes, I, [C#m] swear it's the [D] truth and I owe [D] it all to you
[Vamp - Drums in - Octave on E figure] [E]
[Verse] With my [D] body and soul I want you more than you'll ever [E] know So we'll [D] just let it go, don't be afraid to lose cont [E] rol Yes I [D] know what's on your mind, when you say, "Stay with me to [E] night." (just remember)
[Pre Chorus - Remember offbeat on Bass drum] [A] You're the one thing, [G] I can't get enough of [A] So I'll tell you something, [B7] this could be love because
[Chorus] Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I [D] never felt like this be [E] fore Yes, I, [C#m] swear it's the [D] truth and I owe [D] it all to you
Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I've [D] searched through every open [E] door Til I [C#m] found ...... the [D] truth and I owe [D] it all to you
[Vamp - Drums in - Octave on E figure] [E][E][D][D] - [D/C#][B]
[Solo] [E][C#m][D][D] x 2 [D/C#][B]
[Keyboard riff] Chords over [F][G][A][B][C][D] E ------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------- G 5---7----9------11-----12------12--14 D -7---9-----11-----12-----14------14---16 A --8---10-----12-----14-----15------- E ---------------------------------------
(drums stop) Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I [D] never felt like this be [E] fore Yes, I, [C#m] swear it's the [D] truth and I owe (drums backs in) [D] it all to you
Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I [D] never felt like this be [E] fore Yes, I, [C#m] swear it's the [D] truth and I owe (drums backs in) [D] it all to you
[E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I've [D] searched through every open [E] door Til I [C#m] found ...... the [D] truth and I owe [D] it all to you [Repeat ad infinitum to fade or end on E]
[Intro - BPM 140 - with Asus2 could try x07600] Chug on [D] - no drums - optional to play G before A during verse
[Verse 1 - No drums - Down stroke strumming chug] [D] I got my first real six-string [G] [A] Bought it at the five-and-dime [G] [D] Played it 'til my fingers bled [G] [A] It was the summer of '69 [G]
[Verse 2 - Bass on 1 only, snare at usual times - move to slow strum] [D] Me and some guys from school [G] [A] Had a band and we tried real hard [G] [D] Jimmy quit, Joey got married [G] [A] I shoulda known we'd never get far
[Chorus 1 - Full drums - BAd DoG] [Bm] Oh, when I [A] look back now [D] That summer seemed to [G] last forever [Bm] And if I [A] had the choice [D] Yeah, I'd always [G] wanna be there [Bm] Those were the [A] (stop) best days of my
[Instrumental - Up and down strumming - very open] Life [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x 2
[Verse 3] [D] Ain't no use in complainin' [G] [A] When you got a job to do [G] [D] Spent my evenin's down at the drive in [G] [A] And that's when I met you, yeah [G]
[Chorus 2] [Bm] Standin' on your [A] mama's porch [D] You told me that you'd [G] wait forever [Bm] Oh, and when you [A] held my hand [D] I knew that it was [G] now or never [Bm] Those were the [A] best days of my [D] life
[Instrumental] [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x 2 Oh yeah Back in the summer of '69 Ohhh
[Bridge] [F] Man, we were [Bb] killin' time We were [C] young and restless We [Bb] needed to unwind [F] I guess [Bb] nothin' can last for [C] ever, forever no
[Instrumental - No drums until fill on final A - just follow chords stab with snare] [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x 2
[Verse 4] [D] And now the times are changin' [G] [A] Look at everything that's come and gone [G] [D] Sometimes when I play that old six-string [G] [A] I think about you, wonder what went wrong
[Chorus 3] [Bm] Standin' on your [A] mama's porch [D] You told me that it'd [G] last forever [Bm] Oh, and when you [A] held my hand [D] I knew that it was [G] now or never [Bm] Those were the [A] best days of my [D] life
[Outro] [Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D][Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A] x ad lib - solo out Oh yeah Back in the summer of '69 uh huh/ooh etc - repeat
