Well,

The I win ter lived on the out skirts of town

in an eight room farm (Am)by house, ba by.

When my in’ broth round ers and friends (Am)lit were a round town;

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

sticks.

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 loud 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 Sev en days, has they last for ev er,

but the week ends went (Am)by so quick.

in’.

Went rid in’ a round ers and this (Am)lit tle coun try town;

(G)we were go in’ nuts, girl, out in the sticks.

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 loud 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.”