Harmonica is Vocal Patches - - - [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
Harmonica is - Vocal Patches - - - [Intro - No drums - Capo 2 for original but don't bother save Basic picked arpeggios] [Em][Em][C][G] yeah [Em][Em][C][G]
[Verse] You are [Em] my [C]fi [G]re The one [Em] desi[C] re[G] Believe [Em] when [C]I [G]say [Em]I want [Em] it [D]that [G]way (drums in) But we [Em] are [C]two [G]worlds apart [Em] Can't [C]reach [G]to your [Em] heart When [C]you [G]say That [Em]I want [Em] it [D]that [G]way
[Chorus] Tell me [C] why (Ain't [C]nothin' but a [D] heart [Em] ache) Tell me [C] why (Ain't [C]nothin' but a [D] mis [Em] take) Tell me [C] why I [C] never wanna [D] hear you [G] say [Em] I want [Em] it [D]that [G]way
[Verse] Am I [Em] your [C]fi [G]re Your one [Em] desi[C] re[G] Yes I [Em]know oh oh its [C]too [G]late but [Em]I want [Em] it [D]that [G]way
[Chorus] Tell me [C] why (Ain't [C]nothin' but a [D] heart [Em] ache) Tell me [C] why (Ain't [C]nothin' but a [D] mis [Em] take) Tell me [C] why I [C] never wanna [D] hear you [G] say [CAREFUL - NOTE THE FINAL CHORD HERE IS B] [Em] I want [Em] it [B]that [B]way
[Bridge] [Em]Now I can see that we're fall [G/D] ing apart From+the [C] way that it used to be, [Am] ye ah [D] no [Em]matter the di stance I [G/D]want you to know That [C]deep down inside of me... [D] (Drums stop) you are
[Verse - Note chords change a bit and melody - on the D you stay at A - don't drop as far] [C] my [D]fi [Em]re The one [C] desi[D] re[Em] You [C] (g) are [C] You (g) are, (note up) you [D] (D) are, (now higher) you [G] are are [Em] (play 0 3 and 7 on E string relative to Capo) [D] (stop)
[Chorus - HEAD VOICE - KEY CHANGE] [NC] Don't wanna hear you (full drums) [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] mist [F#m] take [D] I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say [F#m] I.... I want it [E] that [A] way
[Chorus] Tell me [D] why (Ain't [D]nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache) Tell me [D] why (Ain't [D]nothin' but a [E] mis [F#m] take) Tell me [D] why I [D] never wanna [E]hear you [A]say [F#m]I want [F#m] it [E]that [A]way
Tell me (big head voice) [D] why.... ha i [E] i i [F#m] ache) Tell me [D] why (Ain't [D]nothin' but a [E] mis [F#m] take) Tell me [D] why I [D] never wanna [E]hear you [A]say (drums stop) [F#m] I want [F#m] it [E]that [A]way
