#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------# It Was A Very Good Year chords Frank Sinatra (Ervin Drake) * Em Am Em Am G Em Am G B7 Em When I was seventeen F It was a very good year Em G It was a very good year for small town girls F And soft summer nights E Wed hide from the lights D On the village green E When I was seventeen Em Am Em Am G Em Am G B7 Em When I was twenty-one F It was a very good year Em G It was a very good year for city girls F Who lived up the stair E With all that perfumed hair D And it came undone E When I was twenty-one Em Am Em Am G Em Am G B7 Em When I was thirty-five F It was a very good year Em G It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls F Of independent means E We d ride in limousines D Their chauffeurs would drive E When I was thirty-five Em Am Em Am G Em Am G B7 Em But now the days grow short F I m in the autumn of the year Em G And now I think of my life as vintage wine F from fine old kegs E from the brim to the dregs D And it poured sweet and clear E D It was a very good year E D It was a very good year 3x * Alternate: Capo II Em = Dm F = Eb E = D G = F D = C Am = Gm B7 = A7 Set8 http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/