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INTRO: {0} G Am G Am G Am G Am G|--------------| | |--------------| D|--------------| | |--------------| A|--------------| | |----------35--| E|3-033-05-055-0|3... | ...0|3-033-0--5---0|3 B|--------------| | |--------------| x3 VERSE 1: G Am Well, I lived on the outskirts of town {1} G Am In an eight room farm-house, baby G Am When my brothers and friends were around G|-------------------------------------| D|------------------------------7/9---7| A|-------------------------------------| E|3- 033- 0-5----------------| B|-------------------------------------| G Am There was always something doin’ Em Bm Had me a couple of real nice girlfriends G|------- ------- D|------- ------- A|------- -----5- E|-----3- -7-57-- B|5--35-- 5------ Am C Stopped by to see me once in a while G|-|-------- ----| D|-|-------- ----| A|-|-------- 3-5-| E|7|5-5-5-3- ----| B|-|-------- ----| Em Bm When I think back a-bout those days G|------- ------- D|-----5- ------- A|7--57-- 7----5- E|------- -7-57-- B|------- ------ Am C All I can do is sit and smile G|-|-------- ----| D|-|-------- ----| A|-|-------- 3-5-| E|7|5-5-5-3- ----| B|-|-------- ----|
CHORUS: G Am That’s when a sport was a sport G Am And groovin’ was groovin’ 7/9-7: G Am And dancin’ meant everything G Am We were young and we were improvin’ 35: G Am Laughin’, laughin’, with our friends G Am Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby G Am Outside the club Cherry Bomb, G Am Our hearts were really thumpin’, Am G Am/Am-/Am (quickly) Say yeah, yeah, yeah (no chord) G Am Say yeah, yeah, yeah VERSE 2: G Am The winter days they last forever G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|3- 3-03- 5- 5-05- --| B|-------------------------------| G Am But the weekends went by so quick G Am 35|-: Went ridin’ around this little country town 5--|3: G Am We were goin’ nuts girl, out in the sticks Em Bm One night, me with my big mouth Am C A couple guys had to put me in my place Em Bm When I see those guys these days Am C We just laugh and say, Do you remember when? CHORUS: G Am That’s when a sport was a sport G Am And groovin’ was groovin’ G Am And dancin’ meant everything G Am We were young and we were improvin’ G Am Laughin’, laughin’, with our friends {6} G Am Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby G Am Outside the club Cherry Bomb, G Am Our hearts were really thumpin’, G Am/Am-/Am (quickly) Say yeah, yeah, yeah G Am Say yeah, yeah, yeah HALF-LENGTH INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS: {7} G Am | G Am G Am G Am G Am G Am G| | |------5--5754-----| | | |12\\\\\3-----| D| | |---7----------5---| | | |-----------02| A| usual |7---------------5-|rest|rest|rest|----------2--| E| | |------------------| | | |-------------|3... B| | |------------------| | | |-------------| VERSE 3: {8} G Am Now, seventeen has turned thirty-five G Am I’m surprised that we’re still livin’ G Am If we’ve done any wrong G Am I hope that we’re forgiven Em Bm Got a few kids of my own Am C And some days I still don’t know what to do Em Bm I hope that they’re not laughin’ too loud Am C When they hear me talkin’ like this to you CHORUS: G Am That’s when a sport was a sport G Am And groovin’ was groovin’ G Am And dancin’ meant everything G Am We were young and we were improvin’ G Am Laughin’, laughin’, with our friends G Am Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby G Am Outside the club Cherry Bomb, G Am Our hearts were really thumpin’, Am G Am/Am-/Am (quickly) Say yeah, yeah, yeah (no chord) G Am Say yeah, yeah, yeah
