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it was a very good year chords
frank sinatra ( ervin drake ) *

Em Am Em Am G
Em Am G B7

Em
when i was seventeen
F
it was a very good year
Em G
it was a very good year for small town girls
F
and soft summer nights
E
wed hide from the lights
D
on the village green
E
when i was seventeen

Em Am Em Am G
Em Am G B7

Em
when i was twenty – one
F
it was a very good year
Em G
it was a very good year for city girls
F
who lived up the stair
E
with all that perfumed hair
D
and it came undone
E
when i was twenty – one

Em Am Em Am G
Em Am G B7

Em
when i was thirty – five
F
it was a very good year
Em G
it was a very good year for blue – blooded girls
F
of independent means
E
we D ride in limousines
D
their chauffeurs would drive
E
when i was thirty – five

Em Am Em Am G
Em Am G B7

Em
but now the days grow short
F
i m in the autumn of the year
Em G
and now i think of my life as vintage wine
F
from fine old kegs
E
from the brim to the dregs
D
and it poured sweet and clear
E D
it was a very good year

E D
it was a very good year 3

x * alternate :

capo ii

Em = Dm
F = D#
E = D
G = F
D = C
Am = Gm
B7 = A7

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