Robbie Williams - It Was A Very Good Year: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It Was A Very Good Year" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn It Was A Very Good Year Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Robbie Williams

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "It Was A Very Good Year" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           Dm
When I was seventeen
         D#
It was a very good year
         Dm                   F
It was a very good year for small town girls
    D#
And soft summer nights
      D
We’d hide from the lights
        C
On the village green
            D
When I was seventeen

When I was twenty-one
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for city girls
Who lived up the stair
With all that perfumed hair
And it came undone
When I was twenty-one

When I was thirty-five
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for blue
Blooded girls of independent means
We'd ride in limousines
Their chauffeurs would drive
When I was thirty-five

But now the days are short
I'm in the autumn of the year
And now I think of my life as vintage
Wine from fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs
It poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "It Was A Very Good Year" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It Was A Very Good Year" by Robbie Williams.

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