{"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":1875001,"song":"It Was A Very Good Year","artist":"The Kingston Trio","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1875001-it-was-a-very-good-year-chords-by-the-kingston-trio/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1875001?type=chord","rating":4.69549,"votes":15,"content":"It Was A Very Good Year:The Kingston Trio.\r\nAlbum - Goin' PLaces - #3 on BB Hot 200\r\non CAPITOL Records in 1961.\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n#1.\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhen I was seventeen, it was a very good year.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/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]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'd hide from the lights on the village green.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was seventeen.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINTERLUDE:(Whistling) [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\n\r\n#2.\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhen I was twenty-one, it was a very good year.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nIt was a very good year for city girls who lived [/tab]\r\n\r\nup the stair.\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWith perfumed hair, that came undone, when I was [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\ntwenty-one.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINTERLUDE: [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n#3.\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhen I was thirty-five, it was a very good year.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Am[/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]                         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWe'd ride in limousines, their chauffeurs would [/tab]\r\n\r\ndrive.\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was thirty-five.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINTERLUDE: [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n#4.\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nBut now the days are short, I'm in the autumn of [/tab]\r\n\r\nthe year.\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nAnd now I think of my life as vintage wine from fine [/tab]\r\n\r\nold kegs.\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFrom the brim to the dregs, it poured sweet and clear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was a very good year.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOUTRO: [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.","plain_text":"It Was A Very Good Year:The Kingston Trio.\nAlbum - Goin' PLaces - #3 on BB Hot 200\non CAPITOL Records in 1961.\n\n\nINTRO: Dm Am F A \n\n\n#1.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINTERLUDE:(Whistling) Dm Am F A \n\n#2.\n\n\n\nup the stair.\n\n\n\n\nINTERLUDE: D Dm Am F A\n\n#3.\n\n\n\n\n\ndrive.\n\n\n\nINTERLUDE: D Dm Am F A\n\n\n#4.\n\n\nthe year.\n\n\nold kegs.\n\n\n\n\nOUTRO: Dm Am A Dm\n\n\n\n\nA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.","chords":["A","Dm","Am","F","D","Gm","Eb","C","Ab"],"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]},"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]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}