[Intro] Dmaj7 pause {strummed upward once - x-x-0-11-10-9) Gm7, Am7, Bbmaj7 pause Em7, A7, Dmaj7 pause (Pa-ra-rah...) Gm7, Am7, Bbmaj7 pause Em7, A7 pause (Pa-ra-rah...) [Verse 1] Dmaj7 F#m7 When we met, I always knew Gmaj7 Bbmaj7/C-no-C7add9-x32333 I would feel the magic for you Dmaj7 F#m7 On my mind constantly Gmaj7 Bbmaj7/C In my arms is where you should be
[BRIDGE] C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E7 I love you here by me, baby Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Bbmaj7/C You let my love fly free C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E7 A7sus4 I want you in my life for all time
[Chorus] Em A7sus4 Bm7 Ahh hah hah, ahh hah hah-- Gmaj7 Caught up in the rapture of love Em7, F#m7, Bm7 Nothing else can compare Gmaj7 When I feel the magic of you Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 Ahh, hah hah, ahh hah hah--
[Verse 1] Dmaj7 F#m7 We stand side by side Gmaj7 Bbmaj7/C Till the storms of life pass us by Dmaj7 F#m7 Light my life, warm my heart Gmaj7 Bbmaj7/C Say tonight will be just the start
[BRIDGE] C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E7 I love you here by me, baby Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Bbmaj7/C You let my love fly free C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E7 A7sus4 I want you in my life for all time
[CHORUS II] Em7 A7sus4 Bm7 Ahh, hah hah, ahh hah hah-- Gmaj7 Caught up in the rapture of love Em7, F#m7, Bm7 Nothing else can compare Gmaj7 When I feel the magic of you Em7, F#m7, Bm7 The feeling's always new Gmaj7 Caught up in the rapture of you Em7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 Ahh, hah hah, ahh hah hah--
[REPEAT BRIDGE] C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E7 I love you here by me, baby Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Bbmaj7/C You let my love fly free C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E7 A7sus4 I want you in my life for all time
[REPEAT CHORUS II EXCEPT LAST LINE] [CODA] Em7 A7sus4 Bm7 Ahh, hah hah, ahh hah hah-- Gmaj7 Caught up in the rapture of love Em7, F#m7, Bm7 Ahh, hah hah, ahh hah hah-- Gmaj7 Caught up in the rapture of love
[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
