It Was A Very Good Year

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 3 x * alternate : capo ii Em = Dm F = D# E = D G = F D = C Am = Gm B7 = A7 set8