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[Verse 1]
D She's got a smile that it seems to me C Reminds me of childhood memories G Where everything D Was as fresh as a bright blue sky D Now and then when I see her face C She takes me away to that special place G And if I stared too long D I'd probably break down and cry
[Chorus] Am C D Whoa oh, sweet child o' mine Am C D Whoa, oh, oh, oh sweet love o' mine
[Instrumental] | D | D | C | C | G | G | D | D |
[Verse 2] D She's got eyes of the bluest skies C As if they thought of rain G I'd hate to look into those eyes D And see an ounce of pain D Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place C Where as a child I'd hide G And pray for the thunder and rain D To quietly pass me by
[Chorus] Am C D Whoa oh, oh, sweet child o' mine Am C D Whoa, oh, oh, oh sweet love o' mine
[Instrumental] | D | D | C | C | G | G | D | D | | D | D | C | C | G | G | D | D |
[Chorus] Am C D Whoa oh, sweet child o' mine Am C D Whoa, oh, oh, oh sweet love o' mine Am C D Whoa oh, oh, oh sweet child o' mine Am C D Ooooooooh sweet love o' mine
[Solo Part 1] | Em | C | B7 | Am | | Em | C | B7 | Am | | Em | C | B7 | Am | | Em | C | B7 | Am | Am |
[Solo Part 2] | Em | G | A | C D G | | Em | G | A | C D G | | Em | G | A | C D G | | Em | G | A | C D G |
[Outro] Em G A C D G Where do we go, where do we go now, where do we go Em G A C D G Where do we go, where do we go now, oh where do we go now Em G A C D G Where do we go, sweet child, where do we go now Em G A C D G Aih, aih, aih, aih, aih, aih, aih, oh where do we go now Em G A C D G Where do we go, ohhhhh, where do we go now Em G A C D G Where do we gooooooo, where do we go now Em G A (Fill) Em Where do we goooo, ohhh where do we go now, now-now-now-now-now-now-now (Em) G A C D E Sweet child, sweet chiiiiiiiiiild of mine
[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
