Frank Sinatra – How Old Am I (Guitar)

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Song: How Old am I ? ( from the album ’ September of my Years ’) Artist: Frank Sinatra Chord/tab-proposal: Mats Fagergren,2021 Comment: This song and orchestral arrangement contain several amazing modal changes and exiting colors. The last three chords in the outro are really something extra, Obs pay attention to the final chord: E-9 (E major with a flat- nine , or Fm(maj7)#11/E). Use the chords according to my instruction/chart below: Chords within ( ) are optional. E,A,D,G,B,e ........... Bbm7 6,8,6,6,6,6 C9. x,3,2,3,3,3 Bbmaj7. x,1,3,2,3,1 Bbm6. 6,x,5,6,6,6 Fmaj7. x,x,3,2,1,0 Bdim7. x,2,3,1,3,1 C13. x,3,5,3,5,5 Gb. x,x,4,3,2,x F9. x,x,3,2,4,3
A7-5.      x,0,1,0,2,0  
Gb-5.      x,x,4,3,1,x  

Am/C.      x,3,2,2,1,0 (C6)
Ab9.       x,x,6,5,7,6  
Fmaj7+5/C# x,4,3,2,2,0 
D7-9.      x,5,4,5,4,x  

Ebdim7     x,6,7,5,7,5  
E-9.       0,2,3,1,0,0
Cm. x,3,5,5,4,3 Db. x,4,6,6,6,x Csus4. x,3,5,5,6,x Abm7. 4,6,4,4,4,4 Gm7. 3,5,3,3,3,3 F6. x,x,3,2,3,1 C7+5. x,3,x,3,5,4 Gb7. 2,4,2,3,2,2 Cm7. x,3,5,3,4,3 Cm(maj7) x,3,5,4,4,3 Cm7-5. x,3,4,3,4,x C#m6. 9,x,8,9,9,9
[intro solo violine]
                                 Em7
e|-1-2--------|-0--2-------|-----------10-14-12---|
B|------------|---4--1-----|---------12--------12-|
G|------2-3---|---------2--|-14-13-12-------------|
D|------------|-------4----|----------------------|
A|------------|------------|----------------------|
E|------------|------------|----------------------|

   C9                   Fmaj7           C#m6
e|---10-13-17-15-12-10-|------------10-8---|
B|-11------------------|-----------------9-|
G|---------------------|-9-9-9-9-10--------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|
[verse1]
    Fmaj7  A7 ( A7-5 )
How old am I?,

    D7       D7-9   Cm    D7
I'm old enough   to know

    Gm7                     C9     ( C9-5 )
The difference between infatuation

      Am7       Abm7            Gm7    C7+5
And a love that has a chance to grow
[verse 2]
    Fmaj7  A7
How old am I?,

    D7      D7-9   Cm   D7
I'm not too old to hear

    Gm7                          C7
The sweet ring of truth and understanding

         Cm7      Dm7                Cm7   F7
When the words "I love you" reach my ear
[middle]
      Bb         Bbmaj7   F7
Don't mind these lines beneath my eyes,

Bb              Bbmaj7  Bdim7
  they're well - earned souvenirs

     Cm7                A7           Bb
Of a thousand nights of laughter

Bb
and occasional tears

      Gb   Gb-5     Ab9        Ebdim7
And I hope you won't be jealous

       Db           Csus4  C
of the silver in my hair

        F6           G7                 Gm7
It took many lover's quarrels to put it

Gm7      C9   Gb7
there
[verse 3]
Gb7 Fmaj7   A7
How old am I?,

    D7       D7-9     Cm     D7
you kiss me ..and I'm young

         Gm7                           C7
Love's a road never traveled, life's a song..

           Cm    Cm(maj7)  Cm7-5  F7
I've never sung
[outro]
     Bb             Bbm7
If I make you happy today,

Bbm7            F    Ebdim7 D7
I'm the perfect age

       Gm7       Bbm6
As for tomorrow

C13      F
turn the page

F F9 Bb Bbm6
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Am/C
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Fmaj7+5/C#
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E-9
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