[Intro: *CAPO 1st FRET* - don't bother live] G G6 Em7 C, D Dadd9 D Dadd9, Cadd9 C, Cadd9 C, G G6 G G6
[Verse 1:] G Em7 C D Marvin, he was a friend of mine, C Cadd9 C D And he could sing a song, his heart in every line. G Em7 C D Marvin, sang of the joy and pain, C Cadd9 C D He opened up our minds, and I still can hear him say;
[Bridge 1:] Em Am7 D Aww, talk to me, so you can see; what's going on. Em Am7 Cadd9 Say you will, sing your songs, for-evermore, evermore.
[Chorus 1:] G Em C D Gonna be some sweet sounds, coming down, on the nightshift. C G Am7/D-x55555 I bet you're singing proud, oh, I bet you'll pull a crowd. G Em C D Gonna be a long night; it's gonna be alright, on the nightshift. C D G Em7 Oh, you found a-nother home, I know you're not alone on the nightshift. C D (G) You found a-nother home, I know you're not alone on the nightshift.
[Interlude:] G Em7, C D Dadd9 D Dadd9
[Verse 2: ] G Em7 C D Jackie, hey, what you doing now? C Cadd9 C D It seems like yesterday, when we were working out. G Em7 C D Jackie, you set the world on fire. C Cadd9 C D You came and gifted us; your love it lifted us, higher and higher.
[Bridge 2:] Em Am7 D Keep it up and we'll be there, at your side. Em Am7 Cadd9 Oh, say you will, sing your songs, for-evermore, evermore, evermore.
[Chorus 2:] G Em C D Gonna be some sweet sounds, coming down, on the nightshift. C G Am7/D I bet you're singing proud, oh, I bet you'll pull a crowd. G Em C D Gonna be a long night; it's gonna be alright, on the nightshift. C D Em7 Oh, you found a-nother home, I know you're not alone on the nightshift.
[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
