It Was A Very Good Year
Ton : DEnglish
(Mesures à 4 temps)
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W(S.A)hen I was Dmseventeen, Dm it was a Ebvery good year Eb
It was a Dmvery good year for Dm7small town girls and Ebsoft summer nights Eb
We'd Dhide from the light D on the Cvillage green C when DI was seventeen D
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W(S.A)hen I was Dmtwenty-one, Dm it was a Ebvery good year Eb
It was a Dmvery good year for Dm7city girls who Eblived up the stairs Eb
With Dperfumed hair D that Ccame undone C when I was Dtwenty-one D
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W(S.A)hen I was Dmthirty-five, Dm it was a Ebvery good year Eb
It was a Dmvery good year for Dm7blue-blooded girls of Ebindependent means Eb
We'd Dride in limousines. D Their chaufCfeurs would drive C when I was Dthirty-five D
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B(S.A)ut now the Dmdays are short, Dm I'm in the Ebautumn of the year Eb
And now I Dmthink of my life as Dm7vintage wine from Ebfine old kegs Eb
From Dthe brim to the dregs, D it Cpoured sweet and clear. C It was a Dvery good year D
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