FRANK SINATRA-THE VOICE- WHEN I WAS SEVENTEEN IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR Chords

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76.075 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

D

Am

Eb

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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FRANK SINATRA-THE VOICE- WHEN I WAS SEVENTEEN  IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR chords
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[Dm]
[Am] [A]
When I [Dm] was seventeen, it was [Eb] a very good year.
[Bb] It was a [Dm] very good year for [F] small town girls [Eb] and soft summer nights.
[D] We'd hide from the lights [C] on the village green.
[D] When I was seventeen,
[Am] [Dm]
[Am]
[A] when I [Dm] was twenty-one,
it [Eb] was a very good year.
It was a [Dm] very good year [F] for city girls [Eb] who lived up the stair
with [D] all that perfumed hair.
And [Am] it [C] came undone.
When [D] I was twenty-one,
[Bm]
[D] [G] [D] [F] [Am]
[A] when I [Dm] was thirty-five,
it [Eb] was a very good year.
It [Dm] was a very good year for [F] blue-blooded girls [Eb] of independent means.
We'd [D] ride in limousines.
[C] There, chauffeurs would drive when [D] I was thirty-five.
[Am] [Dm]
[E] [Gm] [A]
But [Dm] now the days are short.
[A] [Am]
[Dm] I'm in the [Eb] autumn of the [Gm] year.
[G]
And [Dm] now I think of my life [F] as vintage wine [Eb] from fine older kegs
[D] from the brim to the dregs.
[C] It poured sweet and clear.
[Am] It [Bm] was a very good year.
[Gb] [D] [Dm]
[Am]
[A]
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Dm
2311
D
1321
Am
2311
Eb
12341116
A
1231
Dm
2311
D
1321
Am
2311
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To learn Frank Sinatra - It Was A Very Good Year chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Am, A, Dm, Eb, Dm, F, Dm and Eb. Start with a comfortable 38 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 76. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Bb Major.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ When I [Dm] was seventeen, _ _ _ it was [Eb] a very good year.
_ _ [Bb] It was a [Dm] very good year for [F] small town girls [Eb] and soft summer nights. _
_ _ _ [D] We'd hide from the lights _ _ [C] on the village green. _
_ _ _ [D] When I was seventeen, _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ when I [Dm] was twenty-one,
_ _ _ _ it [Eb] was a very good year.
_ _ It was a [Dm] very good year [F] for city girls [Eb] who lived up the stair
_ with [D] all that perfumed hair.
_ _ _ And [Am] it [C] came _ undone.
_ When [D] I was twenty-one, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] _ when I [Dm] was thirty-five, _
_ _ it [Eb] was a very good year.
_ _ It [Dm] was a very good year for [F] blue-blooded girls [Eb] of independent _ means.
_ We'd [D] ride in _ limousines.
_ [C] There, chauffeurs would drive when [D] I was thirty-five. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But [Dm] now the days are short.
[A] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] I'm in the [Eb] autumn of the [Gm] year.
[G] _
_ And [Dm] now I think of my life [F] as vintage wine [Eb] from fine older kegs
_ _ [D] from the brim to the _ dregs.
_ [C] It poured sweet and clear.
_ _ [Am] It [Bm] was a very good year.
[Gb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Ervin Drake.

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