It Was A Very Good Year
Key: EEnglish
Intro
Em F Em G F B7
Verse
When I was seEmventeen it was a Fvery good year,
It was a veEmry good year
For Gsmall town girls and Fsoft summer nights.
We'd Ehide from the lights
On the Dvillage green when I was seEventeen.
Verse
When I was Emtwenty-one, it was a Fvery good year,
It was a veEmry good year
For ciGty girls who Flived up the stair,
With perEfumed hair
That Dcame undone, when I was twenEty-one.
Verse
When I was thirEmty-five it was a Fvery good year,
It was a Emvery good year
For Gblue blooded girls of Findependent means.
We'd Eride in limousines
Their chaufDfeurs would drive when I was thirEty-five.
Verse
But now the Emdays are short, I'm in the Fautumn of the year,
And now I Emthink of my life
As vinGtage wine from the Fold kegs,
From the Ebrim to the dregs
It poured Dsweet and clear; it was a Every good year!