Kingston Trio-It Was a Very Good Year Chords
Tempo:
62.4 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[A] When I [Dm] was seventeen, it [Gm] was a very good year.
[D] It was a very good year [F] for small town [Eb] girls and soft summer night.
[D] We'd hide from the light [C] on the village green.
[D] When I was seventeen,
[Dm] [F] [A]
[Dm] when I was twenty-one, it [Eb] was a very good [Gm] year.
It [D] was a very good year [F] for city girls [Eb] who lived at the stairs
with [D] perfume hair [C] that came undone.
[D] When I was twenty-one,
[Dm] [Am] [A]
[Gb] when I was [Dm] thirty-five, it [Gm] was a very [Eb] good year.
It [D] was a very good year [F] for blue-blooded girls of [Eb] independent means.
[D] We'd ride in limousines.
[C] Their chauffeurs would drive.
[D] When I was thirty-five,
[Dm] [Am]
[A] [E] but now [Dm] the days are short.
I'm [Eb] in the autumn of the year, [Dm] and now I think of my life
as vintage [Eb] wine from fine old Kay.
[D] From the brim to the drape, [C] it poured sweet and clear.
It [D] was a very good year.
[Dm] [Am]
[A]
[A] When I [Dm] was seventeen, it [Gm] was a very good year.
[D] It was a very good year [F] for small town [Eb] girls and soft summer night.
[D] We'd hide from the light [C] on the village green.
[D] When I was seventeen,
[Dm] [F] [A]
[Dm] when I was twenty-one, it [Eb] was a very good [Gm] year.
It [D] was a very good year [F] for city girls [Eb] who lived at the stairs
with [D] perfume hair [C] that came undone.
[D] When I was twenty-one,
[Dm] [Am] [A]
[Gb] when I was [Dm] thirty-five, it [Gm] was a very [Eb] good year.
It [D] was a very good year [F] for blue-blooded girls of [Eb] independent means.
[D] We'd ride in limousines.
[C] Their chauffeurs would drive.
[D] When I was thirty-five,
[Dm] [Am]
[A] [E] but now [Dm] the days are short.
I'm [Eb] in the autumn of the year, [Dm] and now I think of my life
as vintage [Eb] wine from fine old Kay.
[D] From the brim to the drape, [C] it poured sweet and clear.
It [D] was a very good year.
[Dm] [Am]
[A]
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_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] _ When I [Dm] was seventeen, _ it [Gm] was a very good year.
[D] It was a very good year [F] for small town [Eb] girls and soft summer night. _
[D] We'd hide from the light _ [C] on the village green.
_ [D] When I was seventeen, _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] when I was twenty-one, it [Eb] was a very good [Gm] year.
It [D] was a very good year [F] for city girls [Eb] who lived at the stairs
with [D] perfume hair _ [C] that came undone.
_ [D] When I was twenty-one, _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ [Gb] when I was [Dm] thirty-five, it [Gm] was a very [Eb] good year.
It [D] was a very good year [F] for blue-blooded girls of [Eb] independent means. _
[D] We'd ride in limousines.
_ [C] Their chauffeurs would drive.
_ [D] When I was thirty-five, _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] but now [Dm] the days are short.
I'm [Eb] in the autumn of the year, _ [Dm] and now I think of my life
as vintage [Eb] wine from fine old Kay. _ _
[D] From the brim to the _ drape, [C] it poured sweet and clear.
It [D] was a very good year. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ When I [Dm] was seventeen, _ it [Gm] was a very good year.
[D] It was a very good year [F] for small town [Eb] girls and soft summer night. _
[D] We'd hide from the light _ [C] on the village green.
_ [D] When I was seventeen, _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] when I was twenty-one, it [Eb] was a very good [Gm] year.
It [D] was a very good year [F] for city girls [Eb] who lived at the stairs
with [D] perfume hair _ [C] that came undone.
_ [D] When I was twenty-one, _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ [Gb] when I was [Dm] thirty-five, it [Gm] was a very [Eb] good year.
It [D] was a very good year [F] for blue-blooded girls of [Eb] independent means. _
[D] We'd ride in limousines.
_ [C] Their chauffeurs would drive.
_ [D] When I was thirty-five, _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[A] _ [E] but now [Dm] the days are short.
I'm [Eb] in the autumn of the year, _ [Dm] and now I think of my life
as vintage [Eb] wine from fine old Kay. _ _
[D] From the brim to the _ drape, [C] it poured sweet and clear.
It [D] was a very good year. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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