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Probably not perfect but sounds pretty good to me. 
I wGas only a boy when the village I fCled,
To sCome southern flung place all aDbout I had rGead,
I said gGive me a year and I’ll return agCain,
Then a yCear turned to two and then two Dturned to tGen,
Oh and seventeen summCers BmI gave to this ciDty,
With many a ClovBmer that came and then wDent,
All the friends and the stCoriBmes, I think of them deDarly,
    G              C             D              G           G,C,D,G
On these rotten streets my best days have been spent,
I wGas only a boy when to London I cCame,
ChanCcing my luck on some forDtune or fGame,
Well stGill they removed me, but still I rCemain,
That diCrty old river, it ruDns through my vGeins,
Oh and seventeen summCers BmI gave to this ciDty,
With many a ClovBmer that came and then wDent,
All the friends and the stCoriBmes, I think of them deDarly,
    G              C             D              G           G,C,D,G
On these rotten streets my best days have been spent,
INSTRUMENTAL
Oh and seventeen summCers BmI gave to this ciDty,
With many a ClovBmer that came and then wDent,
All the friends and the stCoriBmes, I think of them deDarly,
On tGhese rotten strCeets my best dDays have been sGpent,
On tGhese rotten strCeets my best dDays have been sGpent.

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Seventeen Summers

by Skinny Lister

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Probably not perfect but sounds pretty good to me.

G C

I was only a boy when the village I fled,

C D G

To some southern flung place all about I had read,

G C

I said give me a year and I’ll return again,

C D G

Then a year turned to two and then two turned to ten,

C Bm D

Oh and seventeen summers I gave to this city,

C Bm D

With many a lover that came and then went,

C Bm D

All the friends and the stories, I think of them dearly,

G C D G G,C,D,G

On these rotten streets my best days have been spent,

G C

I was only a boy when to London I came,

C D G

Chancing my luck on some fortune or fame,

G C

Well still they removed me, but still I remain,

C D G

That dirty old river, it runs through my veins,

C Bm D

Oh and seventeen summers I gave to this city,

C Bm D

With many a lover that came and then went,

C Bm D

All the friends and the stories, I think of them dearly,

G C D G G,C,D,G

On these rotten streets my best days have been spent,

INSTRUMENTAL

C Bm D

Oh and seventeen summers I gave to this city,

C Bm D

With many a lover that came and then went,

C Bm D

All the friends and the stories, I think of them dearly,

G C D G

On these rotten streets my best days have been spent,

G C D G

On these rotten streets my best days have been spent.

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