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It Was A Very Good Year

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It Was A Very Good Year chords for acoustic guitar
Dm   A**
When I was Dmseventeen
Eb*
It was a very good year
It was a Dmvery good year for Fsmall town girls
And Ebsoft summer nights
We’d Dhide from the lights
On the Cvillage green
When I was Dseventeen
Dm A
When I was Dmtwenty-one
It was a Ebvery good year
It was a Dmvery good year for Fcity girls
Who Eblived up the stair
With all that Dperfumed hair
and it Ccame undone
When I was Dtwenty-one
Dm A
When I was Dmthirty-five
It was a Ebvery good year
It was a Dmvery good year for Fblue-blooded girls
Of Ebindependent means
We’d Dride in limousines
Their Cchauffeurs would drive
When I was Dthirty-five
Dm A
But now the Dmdays are short
I'm in the Ebautumn of the year
And Dmnow I think of my Flife as vintage wine
from Ebfine old kegs
from the Dbrim to the dregs
It Cpoured sweet and clear
It was a Dvery good year ****
Dm A
* Eb chord:
e|-3--|
B|--4-|
G|-3--|
D|----|
A|----|
E|----|
** A7 also works
Capo I
Dm= C#m  
Eb= D  
F= E  
D= C#  
C= B  
A= Ab  
Capo III
Dm= Bm  
Eb= C  
F= D  
D= B  
C= A  
A= F#  
Capo V
Dm= Am  
Eb= Bb  
F= C  
D= A  
C= G  
A= E  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
Dm= Em  
Eb= F  
F= G  
D= E  
C= D  
A= B  
CIt was a Dvery good year C. . . .
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The story behind the song

This nostalgic and melancholic song recounts a man's romantic relationships at different ages, from seventeen to thirty-five. Each period is remembered as a "very good year," reflecting on the unique girls and experiences he had. As the singer grows older and enters the "autumn of his years," he looks back on his entire life and these romances, likening them to vintage wine. The song, composed by Ervin Drake, captures the bittersweet essence of cherished memories and the passage of time.

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