[Intro] G Em Bm C ............. G Em Bm C ............. [Verse 1] G Em Your shades on my dashboard, shoes on my floorboard Bm C Lived in that old Chevrolet G Em We were two Roman candles, too hot to handle Bm C Two hearts that couldn't be tamed [Pre-Chorus] G Em Yeah, we knew what was comin’ Bm C And laughed it off like it was nothin'
G Em Bm Oh, but time kept on runnin' and runnin’ away [Chorus] Yeah, what can I say? G Em We had our hopes up and the windows down Bm C ..Fallin' fast in a one-lane town G Em ..Tangled up with your lips on mine Bm C ..Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and G Em I put my jacket on your shoulder Bm C ..Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder G Em Lettin' you go, holdin' onto each other Bm C G Closin' our eyes, sayin’, "Slow down, summer" Em Bm C (Slow down, summer)... [Verse 2] G Em I was beggin’ those leaves, "Don't go changin’ on me" Bm C "Friday night lights, stay away"
G Em But the Fourth of July was just smoke in the sky Bm C And our sunburns were startin' to fade [Pre-Chorus] G Em Yeah, we knew what was comin' Bm C And laughed it off like it was nothin' G Em Bm Oh, but time kept on runnin’ and runnin' away [Chorus] Yeah, those were the days G Em We had our hopes up and the windows down Bm C ..Fallin' fast in a one-lane town G Em ..Tangled up with your lips on mine Bm C ..Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and G Em I put my jacket on your shoulder Bm C ..Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder G Em Lettin' you go, holdin' onto each other Bm C G Closin' our eyes, sayin’, "Slow down, summer" Em Bm C (Slow down, summer)... [Bridge] G Em Why couldn't you slow down, summer? Bm C Just wait a minute, we weren't finished G Em Can we just hold onto each other? Bm C G Em Take me back to the beginnin', oh...... Bm C G Em Slow down, summer........... Bm C Slow down, summer.... [Chorus]
Yeah, those were the days G Em We had our hopes up and the windows down Bm C ..Fallin' fast in a one-lane town G Em ..Tangled up with your lips on mine Bm C ..Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and G Em I put my jacket on your shoulder Bm C ..Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder G Em Lettin' you go, holdin' onto each other Bm C G Closin' our eyes, sayin’, "Slow down, summer" [Outro] G Em Bm C Oh...(Slow down, summer)... G Em Bm C Slow down, summer,....yeah.... G Em Bm C Why couldn't you slow down, summer?... G Em Bm C Why couldn't you slow down?..... G Em Bm C Slow down...... G Em Bm C Why couldn't you slow down, summer?...