{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1047448,"song":"It Was A Very Good Year","artist":"Frank Sinatra","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11231478-it-was-a-very-good-year-chords-by-frank-sinatra/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1047448?type=chord","rating":4.86286,"votes":239,"content":"It Was A Very Good Year chords for acoustic guitar\r\nFrank Sinatra 1965 (Ervin Drake) ***   \r\n\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Was_a_Very_Good_Year\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] **\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhen I was seventeen[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Eb[/ch] *\r\nIt was a very good year[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt was a very good year for small town girls[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nAnd soft summer nights[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe’d hide from the lights[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn the village green[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was seventeen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhen I was twenty-one[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Eb[/ch]  \r\nIt was a very good year[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt was a very good year for city girls[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWho lived up the stair[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith all that perfumed hair[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand it came undone[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was twenty-one[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhen I was thirty-five[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nIt was a very good year[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt was a very good year for blue-blooded girls[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOf independent means[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe’d ride in limousines[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTheir chauffeurs would drive[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was thirty-five[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut now the days are short[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI'm in the autumn of the year[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd now I think of my life as vintage wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nfrom fine old kegs[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfrom the brim to the dregs[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt poured sweet and clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]              \r\nIt was a very good year ****[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n* Eb chord:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-3--|\r\nB|--4-|\r\nG|-3--|\r\nD|----|\r\nA|----|\r\nE|----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n** A7 also works\r\n\r\n*** Alternates:\r\n\r\nCapo I\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] = [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch] = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  = [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n\r\nCapo III\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] = [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch] = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  = [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\r\nCapo V\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] = [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch] = [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] = [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch] = [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  = [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n**** \"The Turtles\" covered this song and ended it as below:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch] \r\n It was a very good year . . . .[/tab]\r\n\r\nSet8","plain_text":"It Was A Very Good Year chords for acoustic guitar\nFrank Sinatra 1965 (Ervin Drake) ***   \n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Was_a_Very_Good_Year\n\nDm  A **\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDm  A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDm  A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDm  A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDm  A\n\n* Eb chord:\n\n\n\n** A7 also works\n\n*** Alternates:\n\nCapo I\n\nDm = C#m\nEb = D\nF  = E\nD  = C#\nC  = B\nA  = Ab\n\nCapo III\n\nDm = Bm\nEb = C\nF  = D\nD  = B\nC  = A\nA  = F#\n\nCapo V\n\nDm = Am\nEb = Bb\nF  = C\nD  = A\nC  = G\nA  = E\n\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\n\nDm = Em\nEb = F\nF  = G\nD  = E\nC  = D\nA  = B\n\n**** \"The Turtles\" covered this song and ended it as below:\n\n\n\nSet8","chords":["A","Dm","Eb","F","D","C","B","G","E","A7","C#m","C#","Ab","Bm","F#","Am","Bb","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}