INTRO: G,D,G,D,G,D,A 2X VERSE:1 D A G D Timmy played bass and his brother had a Mexican Strat D A G D I was on drums and couldn't find the one but I only sang a little flat G A Fake wood paneling, linoleum floor F#m B Pillow stuffed under the upstairs door Em C A Trying to learn a few chords and start a band (Chorus) G A Take me back to those basement days D C# Bm "Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze" G A "Pinball Wizard" and "Born To Run" D G "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" G A We were lost in the music down in that room D C# Bm It might as well have been the dark side of the moon G A You can burn out or fade away Em A G But you can't go back to those basement days VERSE:2 D A G D We learned enough songs and we thought that it sounded alright D A G D So we rented out a local church basement on a Saturday night G A All our friends were there we were living the dream F#m B 'Til the fire marshal arrived on sceneA And pulled the plug 'cause we set off the alarm with our dry ice machine CHORUS G A Take me back to those basement days D C# Bm "Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze" G A "Whipping Post" and "Aqualung" D G "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" G A We were lost in the music down in that room D C# Bm It might as well have been the dark side of the moon G A You can burn out or fade away Em A G But you can't go back to those basement days BRIDGE G D Give me one more shot at 16 years old G D Back when I still believed that rock n' roll A Could save my soul VERSE:3 D A G D Now Timmy's in computers and his brother is a lawyer I hear D A G D Who'd have guessed I'd be the one still crazy after all these years G A But it only comes in flashes every now and again F#m B I get a little taste of how it was back then Em C A And it keeps me going every time I feel like packing it in (Chorus) G A Take me back to those basement days D C# Bm "Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze" G A "Sugar Magnolia" "Here Comes the Sun" D G I still know every word to "Comfortably Numb" G A We were lost in the music down in that room D C# Bm It might as well have been the dark side of the moon G A You can burn out or fade away Em A G But you can't go back to those basement days