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