Chords for It Was A Very Good Year : Lou Rawls
Tempo:
130.3 bpm
Chords used:
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C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm] When I was seventeen, it [Eb] was a very good year.
It [Dm] was a very good year for small town [Eb] girls and soft summer nights.
We [D] would hide from the lights on [C] the village green.
That's when I was [D] seventeen, seventeen.
[Dm] When he was twenty-one, [Eb] it was a very good year.
It [Dm] was a very good year [F] for big city girls [Eb] who lived up the stairs.
With all of [D] that perfume hair.
Oh, and [C] it came undone.
[C] That's when he [D] was twenty -one.
When he was twenty-one.
[Am]
[Dm] [Am] [D]
[A]
[Am] [A]
When he [D] was thirty -five, it was a very good [C] year.
It [Dm] was a very good year for blue-blooded girls [Eb] of independent means.
They [D] would ride in their limousines that the [C] girls' chauffeurs would drive.
When he [Dm] was [E] thirty [D]-five.
[B] When he was thirty [D]-five.
But now the days grow [Am] short.
[Eb] He's in the autumn of the year.
And now [Dm] he thinks of his life [F] as vintage wine [Eb] from fine old cakes.
[D] From the brim to the dregs.
[C] Oh, it pours sweet and clear.
It was [A] a very good year.
It was a very good year.
[Am]
[Em] [A] [A]
[D] From the brims to the [B] dregs.
It [C] pours sweet and clear.
It [D] was a very good year.
[B] It was a very good [D] year.
Very good.
Very good.
[Dm] When I was seventeen, it [Eb] was a very good year.
It [Dm] was a very good year for small town [Eb] girls and soft summer nights.
We [D] would hide from the lights on [C] the village green.
That's when I was [D] seventeen, seventeen.
[Dm] When he was twenty-one, [Eb] it was a very good year.
It [Dm] was a very good year [F] for big city girls [Eb] who lived up the stairs.
With all of [D] that perfume hair.
Oh, and [C] it came undone.
[C] That's when he [D] was twenty -one.
When he was twenty-one.
[Am]
[Dm] [Am] [D]
[A]
[Am] [A]
When he [D] was thirty -five, it was a very good [C] year.
It [Dm] was a very good year for blue-blooded girls [Eb] of independent means.
They [D] would ride in their limousines that the [C] girls' chauffeurs would drive.
When he [Dm] was [E] thirty [D]-five.
[B] When he was thirty [D]-five.
But now the days grow [Am] short.
[Eb] He's in the autumn of the year.
And now [Dm] he thinks of his life [F] as vintage wine [Eb] from fine old cakes.
[D] From the brim to the dregs.
[C] Oh, it pours sweet and clear.
It was [A] a very good year.
It was a very good year.
[Am]
[Em] [A] [A]
[D] From the brims to the [B] dregs.
It [C] pours sweet and clear.
It [D] was a very good year.
[B] It was a very good [D] year.
Very good.
Very good.
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[Dm] When I was seventeen, _ _ _ it [Eb] was a very good year. _
It [Dm] was a very good year for small town [Eb] girls and soft summer nights.
We [D] would hide from the lights _ on [C] the village green. _
That's when I was [D] seventeen, _ _ _ _ _ _ seventeen. _ _ _
_ [Dm] When he was twenty-one, _ _ [Eb] it was a very good year. _ _
It [Dm] was a very good year [F] for big city girls [Eb] who lived up the stairs.
With all of [D] that perfume hair. _ _
Oh, and [C] it came _ _ undone.
[C] That's when he [D] was twenty _ -one. _
When he was twenty-one. _
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_ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
When he [D] was thirty _ -five, it was a very good [C] year.
It _ _ [Dm] was a very good year for blue-blooded girls [Eb] of independent means.
They [D] would ride in their _ limousines that the [C] girls' chauffeurs would drive.
When he [Dm] was [E] thirty _ [D]-five. _
[B] When he was thirty [D]-five. _ _
But now the days grow [Am] short. _
[Eb] He's in the autumn of the year. _
And now [Dm] he thinks of his life [F] as vintage wine [Eb] from fine old cakes.
_ [D] From the brim to the dregs.
_ [C] Oh, it pours sweet and clear.
It was [A] a very _ good year.
It was a very good year. _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] From the brims to the [B] dregs.
It _ [C] pours sweet and clear.
It [D] was a very good year.
[B] It was a very good [D] year. _
_ Very good. _ _ _
_ Very _ good. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] When I was seventeen, _ _ _ it [Eb] was a very good year. _
It [Dm] was a very good year for small town [Eb] girls and soft summer nights.
We [D] would hide from the lights _ on [C] the village green. _
That's when I was [D] seventeen, _ _ _ _ _ _ seventeen. _ _ _
_ [Dm] When he was twenty-one, _ _ [Eb] it was a very good year. _ _
It [Dm] was a very good year [F] for big city girls [Eb] who lived up the stairs.
With all of [D] that perfume hair. _ _
Oh, and [C] it came _ _ undone.
[C] That's when he [D] was twenty _ -one. _
When he was twenty-one. _
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_ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
When he [D] was thirty _ -five, it was a very good [C] year.
It _ _ [Dm] was a very good year for blue-blooded girls [Eb] of independent means.
They [D] would ride in their _ limousines that the [C] girls' chauffeurs would drive.
When he [Dm] was [E] thirty _ [D]-five. _
[B] When he was thirty [D]-five. _ _
But now the days grow [Am] short. _
[Eb] He's in the autumn of the year. _
And now [Dm] he thinks of his life [F] as vintage wine [Eb] from fine old cakes.
_ [D] From the brim to the dregs.
_ [C] Oh, it pours sweet and clear.
It was [A] a very _ good year.
It was a very good year. _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] From the brims to the [B] dregs.
It _ [C] pours sweet and clear.
It [D] was a very good year.
[B] It was a very good [D] year. _
_ Very good. _ _ _
_ Very _ good. _ _