Introd: Em F Em G F B7 Em F When I was seventeen it was a very good year, Em It was a very good year G F For small town girls and soft summer nights. E We'd hide from the lights D E On the village green when I was seventeen. Em F When I was twentyone, it was a very good year, Em It was a very good year G F For city girls who lived up the stair, E With perfumed hair D E That came undone, when I was twenty-one. Em F When I was thirty-five it was a very good year, Em It was a very good year G F For blue blooded girls of independant means. E We'd ride in limousines D E Their chauffeurs would drive when I was thirty-five. Em F But now the days are short, I'm in the autumn of the year, Em And now I think of my life G F As vintage wine from the old kegs, E From the brim to the dregs D E It poured sweet and clear; it was a very good year!