It Was A Very Good Ywear

(Bm)(F#)    

When I was (Bm)seventeen
It was a (C)very good year
It was a (Bm)very good year for (D)small town girls
And (C)soft summer nights
We'd (B)hide from the lights
On the (A)village green
When I was (B)seventeen

(Bm)(F#)

When I was (Bm)twenty-one  
It was a (C)very good year
It was a (Bm)very good year for (D)city girls
Who (C)lived up the stair
With all that (B)perfumed hair
and it (A)came undone
When I was (B)twenty-one

(Bm)(F#)

When I was (Bm)thirty-five
It was a (C)very good year
It was a (Bm)very good year for (D)blue-blooded girls
Of (C)independent means
We'd (B)ride in limousines
Their (A)chauffeurs would drive
When I was (B)thirty-five

(Bm)(F#)

But now the (Bm)days are short
I'm in the (C)autumn of the year
And (Bm)now I think of my life as (D)vintage wine
from (C)fine old kegs
from the (B)brim to the dregs
It's (A)oh sweet and clear             
It was a (B)very good year

(Bm)(F#)