Well,

The I ter lived on the out skirts of town

in an eight room farm house, ba by.

When my in’ broth ers and friends were a round

(G)there was al ways some thin’ do in’.

Had me a cou ple of real nice girl friends stopped (Am)by to to see me ev ’ry (C)once in a while.

When I think back a bout those days we just (Am)all I can do “Do is re (C)sit (G)and (Am)smile.

That’s when a sport was a sport,

and groov in’ was groov (Am)in’,

and danc in’ meant ev (Am)’ry thing.

We were young and we were im prov in’.

Laugh in’, laugh in’ with (Am)our friends.

Hold in’ hands meant (Am)some thin’, ba by.

Out side the club,

(Am)“Cher ry Bomb,”

our hearts were (Am)real ly thump in’.

Say, “Yeah, (G)yeah, yeah.”

Say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.”

The I en days, has they last for ev er,

but the week ends went so quick.

in’.

Went rid in’ a ers and this tle coun try

(G)we were go in’ girl, out in the

One night, a me with my big mouth, a cou ple (Am)guys had to put me don’t in (C)what my to place.

When I see those guys laugh these days when they (Am)laugh and can say, in’ you re (C)mem (G)ber (Am)when?”

That’s when a sport was a sport,

and groov in’ was groov (Am)in’,

and danc in’ meant ev (Am)’ry thing.

We were young and we were im prov in’.

Laugh in’, laugh in’ with (Am)our friends.

Hold in’ hands meant (Am)some thin’, ba by.

Out side the club,

(Am)“Cher ry Bomb,”

our hearts were (Am)real ly thump in’.

Say, “Yeah, (G)yeah, yeah.”

Say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.”

Say, “Yeah, yeah, (G5)yeah.”

Say, “Yeah, yeah, (G5)yeah.”