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Pretty Good Year

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[Intro]
F#   C#   D#m   B
F#   C#   D#m   B
[Verse]
F#Tears on the sC#leeve of a D#mman,   Bdon't wanna be a F#boy todaC#yD#m  B  
F#Heard the eC#ternal footD#mman   Bbought himself a bF#ike to racC#eD#m  B  
[Pre-chorus]
And GBreg he writes letters and bC#urns his CDs
They sD#may you were something in those fC#ormative years
BHold onto nothing as C#fast as you can               
[Refrain]
F#Well,   C#still     D#m   Bpretty good yF#ear,    C#aD#mh,    Bpretty good...
[Instrumental]
F#   C#   D#m   B
[Verse]
F#Maybe a C#bright sandy D#mbeach   Bis going to bring you F#back, C#back, D#mbackB  
F#Maybe not C#so now you're D#moff,    Byou're gonna see aF#merC#ica
[Prechorus]
Well Blet me tell you something Babout ame-na-na-na- Bna-na-na-na- na-na-
B/F#...merica       B  F#[^ GbaF#ss GpaF#tteGrn F#^]G  F#  G  F#  G  
[Refrain]
    F#      C#        D#m  BPretty good F#year   C#ah-D#mah     BPretty good ...  
[Instrumental]
F#  C#  D#m   B
[Interlude]
BSome things C#are   D#mmelting Bnow
BSome things C#are   D#mmelting Bnow well 
[Bridge]
EHey     G     Awhat's it gonna
ETake till my bGaby's alrAight what's it gonna
ETake till my bGaby's alrAight
[Instrumental]
    F#      C#        D#m       Bha-F#ah   C#  D#m  B  
[Pre-chorus]
And GBreg he writes letters with hC#is birthday pen
SomeD#mtimes he's aware that they're dC#rawing him in
LBucy was pretty, your bC#est friend agreed
[Refrain]
F#Well,   C#still     D#m   Bpretty good yF#ear,    C#aD#mh,    Bpretty good...
      F#      C#ah-D#mha   BPretty good...

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The story behind the song

"Pretty Good Year" is a sensitive piano ballad that offers a lyrical and lilting slab of introspection. It speaks to a man who doesn't want to be a boy today, suggesting a moment of vulnerability and a longing for maturity, even as the year is still described as "pretty good." This song, from Tori Amos's 1994 album Under the Pink, showcases her signature style of exploring deep emotional landscapes. It's a journey into the quiet corners of feeling, where one can acknowledge both pain and the surprising resilience of a "pretty good year."

AI-written from these sources:Pretty Good Year — Wikipedia ↗Tori Amos — Wikipedia ↗

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Pretty Good Year

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Pretty Good Year

by Tori Amos

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D#m

B/F#

[Intro]

F# C# D#m B

[Verse]

F# C# D#m B F# C# D#m B

Tears on the sleeve of a man, don't wanna be a boy today

F# C# D#m B F# C# D#m B

Heard the eternal footman bought himself a bike to race

[Pre-chorus]

B C#

And Greg he writes letters and burns his CDs

D#m C#

They say you were something in those formative years

B C#

Hold onto nothing as fast as you can

[Refrain]

F# C# D#m B F# C# D#m B

Well, still pretty good year, ah, pretty good...

[Instrumental]

F# C# D#m B

[Verse]

F# C# D#m B F# C# D#m B

Maybe a bright sandy beach is going to bring you back, back, back

F# C# D#m B F# C#

Maybe not so now you're off, you're gonna see america

[Prechorus]

B B B

Well let me tell you something about ame-na-na-na- na-na-na-na- na-na-

B/F# B F# G F# G F# G F# G F# G F# G

...merica [^ bass pattern ^]

[Refrain]

F# C# D#m B F# C# D#m B

Pretty good year ah-ah Pretty good ...

[Instrumental]

F# C# D#m B

[Interlude]

B C# D#m B

Some things are melting now

B C# D#m B

Some things are melting now well

[Bridge]

E G A

Hey what's it gonna

E G A

Take till my baby's alright what's it gonna

E G A

Take till my baby's alright

[Instrumental]

F# C# D#m B F# C# D#m B

ha-ah

[Pre-chorus]

B C#

And Greg he writes letters with his birthday pen

D#m C#

Sometimes he's aware that they're drawing him in

B C#

Lucy was pretty, your best friend agreed

[Refrain]

F# C# D#m B F# C# D#m B

Well, still pretty good year, ah, pretty good...

F# C# D#m B

ah-ha Pretty good...

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