Intro: | Em | Am | Em - G dim | B7 | Em E+ Em7 Em6 F Fm7/6 F When I was seventeen, it was a very good year; Em Em/F# G It was a very good year for small town girls F Fm7/6 F And soft summer nights; E D We'd hide from the lights on the village green E When I was seventeen. (Repeat Intro) Em E+ Em7 Em6 F Fm7/6 F When I was twenty-one, it was a very good year; Em Em/F# G It was a very good year for city girls F Fm7/6 F Who lived up the stairs E D With perfumed hair that came undone E When I was twenty-one. (Repeat Intro) Em E+ Em7 Em6 F Fm7/6 F When I was thirty-five, it was a very good year; Em Em/F# G It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls F Fm7/6 F Of independent means; E D We're ride in limousines that their chauffeurs would drive E When I was thirty-five. (Repeat Intro) Em E+ Em7 Em6 F Fm7/6 F And now the days are short, I'm in the autumn of my years, Em Em/F# G And now I think of my life as vintage wines F Fm7/6 F In fine old kegs; E D From the brim to the dregs, they pour sweet and clear... E It was a very good year. Instrumental Coda: | Em | Am | Em - G dim B7 | E |