D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A [Verse 1] D G E7 A I was thinking’ bout long ago, those summer nights I loved so D G E7 A Take a walk on down the block just to see who’s hangin’ round D G E7 A My sister would tag along with her radio and we’d sing a song D G E7 A D Like the radio, I was hoping’ those summer nights would never end [Chorus] F#7 Bm E7 Oh but they do, yes they do Em A F#m B7 They say you can never go back home, and I believe it’s true G A But I drift away like Dobie Gray D G E7 Back in the day A D G E7 A Back in the day [Instrumental] D G E7 A D G E7 A [Verse 2] D G E7 A Sometimes I reminisce ‘bout the last day of middle school and my first kiss D G E7 A Sweet Jane in a halter top and tight bell bottom jeans D G E7 A I took a chance, slow dance, in my puka shells and my painter’s pants D G E7 A D A record was playin’, Elton was saying goodbye to the yellow brick road [Chorus] F#7 Bm E7 Oh how it goes and goes Em A F#m B7 They say you can never go back home, and they’re not wrong G A But she’s killing me softly with her song D From back in the day [Instrumental] D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A D G E7 A [Verse 3] D G E7 A I was thinking’ bout long ago, those summer nights I loved so D G E7 A I went to a party and everybody came with their 33 records and their 8 track tapes D G E7 A Me and Mrs Jones, Delta Dawn, Benny and the Jets and Major Tom D G E7 A Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Superfly and Frankenstion D G E7 A Reelin’ in the Years, Dancing’ in the Moonlight, Monster Mash and The Crocodile Rock D G E7 A Let’s Get it On, Behind Closed Doos, Love me Like a Rock Touch me in the morning D G E7 A Papa Was a Rolling Stone, You’re so Vain, It Never rains in Southern California D G E7 A D Rocky Mountain High, Come On and Take a Free Ride, Shambala on the Cover of the Rolling Stone [Chorus] F#7 Bm E7 Oh how they go and go Em A F#m B7 I know I can never go back to “73 G A But when I hear those songs, I wanna be D G E7 Back in the day [Outro] A D G E7 Back in the day (repeat and fade)