C G Em D
C G Em D C

[Verse 1]
C         G
It was 21-something
      Em                        D
But I don't really remember the score
C                        G
I called the final state that year
             Em              D
Don't think about it much anymore
C                    G
My buddy's telephone number
         Em               D
Ended in something like 485
C                   G
We lost touch after high school
      Em                    D
But I don't really remember why

[Pre-chorus]
       C
As the years go by
    D
And memories fade
          C
There's a night in July
     D
That always stays

[Chorus]
                           C
'Cause I remember my first beer
         G
It was a bittersweet taste
      Em
But I had a straight face
  D                       C
I raised it up and I said cheers
       G
Like a scene in the movies
Em
Doing something to me
   D                 C
My memory is crystal-clear
          G
They went down pretty smooth
           Em
But if you wanna know the truth
      D                   C
Yeah, I remember my first beer
         G                Em
'Cause I drank it, yeah I drank it
D                 C       G           Em  D
  I drank it with you—you-you ooh ooh you

[Verse 2]
C                   G
Just a blanket in a patch of grass
Em                      D
Underneath the southern sky
C                        G
Your lips were on the bottle
          Em                         D
But I was wishing that they were all mine

[Pre-chorus]
          C
Wasn't my first kiss
          D
It was my first buzz
      C
Was I getting drunk
        D
Or just drunk in love?

[Chorus]
                           C
'Cause I remember my first beer
         G
It was a bittersweet taste
      Em
But I had a straight face
  D                       C
I raised it up and I said cheers
       G
Like a scene in the movies
Em
Doing something to me
   D                 C
My memory is crystal-clear
          G
They went down pretty smooth
           Em
But if you wanna know the truth
      D                   C
Yeah, I remember my first beer
         G                Em
'Cause I drank it, yeah I drank it
D                 C       G           Em  D
  I drank it with you—you-you ooh ooh you
                      C       G           Em
Yeah, I drank it with you—you-you ooh ooh you
D
  Yeah, I drank it with

[Solo]
| C | G | Em | D |


[Pre-chorus]
       C
As the years go by (years go by)
        D
And the memories fade
          C
There's a night in July
     D
That always stays

[Chorus]
                           C
'Cause I remember my first beer
         G
It was a bittersweet taste
      Em
But I had a straight face
  D                       C
I raised it up and I said cheers
       G
Like a scene in the movies
Em
Doing something to me
   D                 C
My memory is crystal-clear
          G
They went down pretty smooth
           Em
But if you wanna know the truth
      D                   C
Yeah, I remember my first beer
         G                Em
'Cause I drank it, yeah I drank it
D                 C       G           Em  D
  I drank it with you—you-you ooh ooh you
                      C       G           Em
Yeah, I drank it with you—you-you ooh ooh you

[Outro]
D                       C       G           Em
  Yeah, I drank it with you—you-you ooh ooh you
D                    C       G           Em
Yeah I drank it with you—you-you ooh ooh you