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It Was A Very Good Year

by Frank Sinatra

Written by: Ervin Drake

IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR Ervin Drake Frank Sinatra When^I^was Bm C ||: sev en teen nn.|.nn.nn ~ It^was^a | ve^ry good year.rr.| ||: twen ty one ee | ee.ee ~ It^was^a | ve^ry good year.rr.| ||: thir ty five ee | ee.ee ~ It^was^a | ve^ry good year.rr.| ||: days are short tt | tt tt ~ I'm^in^the | au^tumn of^the year.rr.| Bm D |.rr.rr ~ It^was^a | ve^ry good year.r^for | small town girls s^And | |.rr.rr ~ It^was^a | ve^ry good year.r^for | ci ty girls s^Who | |.rr.rr ~ It^was^a | ve^ry good year.r^for | blue blood^ed girls s^Of | |.rr.rr ~ And^now^I | think of^my life.e^as | vin tage wine e^from | C B | soft sum^mer nights.ss.|.ss.ss / We'd | hide from^the lights.ss.| | lived up^the stair.rr.|.rr.rr / With | per fumed hair.rr.| | in^de^pen^dent means.ss.|.ss.ss / We'd | ride^in^li^mou sines.ss.| | fine old kegs.ss.|.ss.ss / From^the | brim to^the dregs.ss.| A |.ss.ss.ss On^the | vil lage green.nn.|.nn.nn ~ When^I^was | |.rr.rr.rr That | came un done.ee.|.ee.ee ~ When^I^was | |.ss.ss.ss Their^chauf | feurs would drive.ee.|.ee.ee ~ When^I^was | |.ss.ss.ss It^poured | sweet and clear.rr.|.rr.rr ~ It^was^a | B Bm F#m D F#7 1. | sev en teen.nn.|.nn.nn.nn.nn | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / ~ When^I^was :|| 2. | twen ty one.ee.|.ee.ee.ee.ee | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / ~ When^I^was :|| 3. | thir ty five.ee.|.ee.ee.ee.ee | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / ~ But^now^the :|| B Bm F#m D F#7 F# 4. | ve^ry good year.rr.|.rr.rr.rr.rr | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ||

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It Was A Very Good Year is performed by Frank Sinatra and written by Ervin Drake. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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