Summer of 69 chords - Guitar Chords

Chords for song : Summer of 69

    (D)         (D)          (A)        (A)      
  I got my first real six string, bought it at the five & dime
    (D)         (D)          (A)        (A)      
  Played it ‘til my fingers bled, it was the summer of sixty-nine
    (D)         (D)          (A)        (A)      
  Me and some guys from school had a band and we tried real hard
    (D)         (D)          (A)        (A)      
  Jimmy quit and Jody got married, shoulda known we'd never get far



Chorus : 
    (Bm)        (A)         (D)         (G)        .
  Oh when I look back now that summer seemed to last forever
    (Bm)        (A)         (D)         (G)        .
  And if I had the choice ya I'd always wanna be there
    (Bm)        (A)         (D)         (D)   (A)   (A)   .   
  Those were the best days of my life



2nd verse :
    (D)         (D)         (A)         (A)      .
  Ain't no use complaining when you got a job to do
    (D)         (D)         (A)         (A)      .
  Spent my evenings down at the drive in and that's when I met you


Chorus :
    (Bm)        (A)         (D)          (G)        .
  Standing on your mamma's porch you told me that you'd wait forever
    (Bm)        (A)         (D)          (G)         .
  And when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never
    (Bm)        (D)         (D)         (A)         (A)        .
  Those were the best days of my life, oh yeah
    (D)         (D)         (A)         (A)         .
Back in the summer of sixty-nine



Bridge :
    (F)         (A#)        .
 Man we were killin' time
    (C)         (A#)        .
 We were young and reckless, we needed to unwind
    (F)         (A#)        (C)        (C)       .
  I guess nothing can last forever, forever
 
    (D)         .
    (A)         .
    (D)         .
    (A)         -



3rd verse :
    (D)         (D)         (A)         (A)         -
  And now the times are changing, look at everything that's come and gone
    (D)         (D)         (A)         (A)      -
  Sometimes when I play my old six string I think about you wonder what went wrong



Chorus :
    (Bm)        (A)         (D)         (G)      -
  Standing on your mamma's porch you told me that you'd wait forever
    (Bm)        (A)         (D)         (G)              -
  And when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never
    (Bm)        (D)         (D)         (A)       (A)               -
  Those were the best days of my life, oh yeah
    (D)         (D)         (A)         (A)     -
Back in the summer of sixty-nine
    (D)          (D)        (A)         (A)       -
It was the summer of sixty-nine 
    (D)          (D)        (A)         (A)       -
Sixty-nine...

About Summer of '69 : The song is about a dilemma between settling down or trying to become a rock star . The song was written by Adams and Jim Vallance, a long-time writing partner of Adams . It was released in June 1985 under A&M Records . The song was released with two B-side tracks which had previously appeared on Reckless and Cuts Like a Knife . The single had its highest peak being number four in the Netherlands, and its least successful charting country being Germany . "Summer of '69" was finished on January 25, 1984, co-written with Jim Vallance in his basement studio . The song went through a number of changes because neither Adams nor Vallance was convinced it was a strong enough song to be featured on the album . It was released in 1985. It was released as part of album Reckless. The genre is rock pop rock. The track was release in 1985. Summer of '69 has a significant contribution from artist(s) Bryan Adams,Adams,Jim Vallance,Adams,Bob Clearmountain. It is related to the album(s) - Reckless,Reckless.

About Bryan Adams - Bryan Guy Adams rose to fame in Canada and the United States with his 1983 album Cuts Like a Knife . He turned into a global star with Reckless, which produced some of his best known songs . Adams has won 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations and 15 Grammy Award nominations . He has also won MTV VMA, MTV EMA, ASCAP, American Music awards, three Ivor Novello Awards for song composition . Adams released his 14th album, Shine a Light, on 1 March 2019 . He co-wrote his first Broadway musical Pretty Woman: The Musical in 2018 . The most notable albums include - Cuts Like a Knife,Reckless. Bryan Adams's music is influenced by genre(s) - rock.

About Reckless (Bryan Adams album) : The fourth studio album was co-produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain . It was arguably Adams' most successful solo album . The album has reached 12 million album sales worldwide . Six singles were released from the album . All six singles made the top 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Michael Jackson's Thriller and Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA . Reckless 30th Anniversary Tour also took place in November 2014, consisting of eleven arena shows in the UK . A 30th anniversary edition of the album features previously unreleased material and a brand new 5.1 surround mix . The Reck It had a contribution from notable artists like Bryan Adams,Bob Clearmountain. It had an affiliation to bands - Reckless. Its music is influenced by genres - rock.