Chords for It Was A Very Good Year
Tempo:
90.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] [Am]
[A] When I [Dm] was seventeen, it [Eb] was a very good year.
It was a [Dm] very good year for [F]
small town girls [Eb] and soft summer nights.
We'd [D] hide from the lights on the [C] village green.
When I was seventeen,
[Dm]
[Am]
[A] when I [Dm] was twenty-one,
it was [Eb] 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.
[C] And it came undone.
When I [D] was twenty-one,
[B] [A]
[G] [B] [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.
[D] We'd ride in limousines.
[C] Their chauffeurs would drive.
[D] When I was thirty-five,
[A] [Dm] But
[G] [Gm]
[A]
now [Dm] the days are short.
[F]
[Am] [Dm] I'm in the [Eb] autumn of the year.
[Gm] [G] And now [Dm] I think of my life [F] as vintage wine [Eb] from fine older kegs.
From [D] the brim to the dregs, [C] it poured sweet and clear.
It [Bm] was a very good year.
[D] [Dm]
[Am]
[A]
[A] When I [Dm] was seventeen, it [Eb] was a very good year.
It was a [Dm] very good year for [F]
small town girls [Eb] and soft summer nights.
We'd [D] hide from the lights on the [C] village green.
When I was seventeen,
[Dm]
[Am]
[A] when I [Dm] was twenty-one,
it was [Eb] 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.
[C] And it came undone.
When I [D] was twenty-one,
[B] [A]
[G] [B] [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.
[D] We'd ride in limousines.
[C] Their chauffeurs would drive.
[D] When I was thirty-five,
[A] [Dm] But
[G] [Gm]
[A]
now [Dm] the days are short.
[F]
[Am] [Dm] I'm in the [Eb] autumn of the year.
[Gm] [G] And now [Dm] I think of my life [F] as vintage wine [Eb] from fine older kegs.
From [D] the brim to the dregs, [C] it poured sweet and clear.
It [Bm] was a very good year.
[D] [Dm]
[Am]
[A]
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[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ When I [Dm] was seventeen, _ _ _ _ it [Eb] was a very good year. _ _
It was a [Dm] very good year for [F]
small town girls [Eb] and soft summer nights.
_ _ _ _ We'd [D] hide from the lights _ _ _ on the [C] village green. _ _ _ _
When I was seventeen, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ when I [Dm] was twenty-one, _ _ _ _
it was [Eb] 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. _ _ _ _
[C] And it came _ _ undone. _
_ When I [D] was twenty-one, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [B] _ [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. _
_ [D] We'd ride in limousines. _
_ _ [C] Their chauffeurs would drive. _
_ _ [D] When I was thirty-five, _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] But _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ now [Dm] the days are short.
_ [F] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] I'm in the [Eb] autumn of the year.
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ And now [Dm] I think of my life [F] as vintage wine [Eb] from fine older kegs. _ _
From [D] the brim to the dregs, _ _ [C] it poured sweet and clear.
_ _ _ It [Bm] was a very good year.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ When I [Dm] was seventeen, _ _ _ _ it [Eb] was a very good year. _ _
It was a [Dm] very good year for [F]
small town girls [Eb] and soft summer nights.
_ _ _ _ We'd [D] hide from the lights _ _ _ on the [C] village green. _ _ _ _
When I was seventeen, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ when I [Dm] was twenty-one, _ _ _ _
it was [Eb] 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. _ _ _ _
[C] And it came _ _ undone. _
_ When I [D] was twenty-one, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [B] _ [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. _
_ [D] We'd ride in limousines. _
_ _ [C] Their chauffeurs would drive. _
_ _ [D] When I was thirty-five, _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] But _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ now [Dm] the days are short.
_ [F] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] I'm in the [Eb] autumn of the year.
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ And now [Dm] I think of my life [F] as vintage wine [Eb] from fine older kegs. _ _
From [D] the brim to the dregs, _ _ [C] it poured sweet and clear.
_ _ _ It [Bm] was a very good year.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _