Irish folk songs
  • Home
  • Lyrics And Chords
  • Tin Whistle Song Book
  • Tin Whistle
  • Other Stuff

The Special Years Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords

By Val Doonican. Guitar work by Angela Koch. R.I.P. Val who passed away on Thursday 2nd of July 2015. The sheet music is included.
From (G) pigtails to (D) wedding veils
From (Am) pinafores to (G) lace
And (Bm) in between are the (Am) special years
Time (C) never can (D) e(G)rase
 
From play toys to (D) college boys
From (C) little girl to (G) wife
And (Bm) in between are the (a) special years
You (C) remember all (D) of your (G) life
 
The (Bm) special years are filled 
With sweet (C) promises and (G) pain
But (Bm) love will never taste 
Quite so (C) wonderful a(G)gain
 
So slow up, don't rush to (D) grow up
You'll be a (Am) woman before (G) long
So (Bm) stay awhile in the (a) special years
Their (C) magic - will (D) soon be (G) gone
 
Just (Bm) stay awhile in the (Am) special years
Their (C) magic - will (D) soon be (G) gone
Val Doonican playing guitar
Val Doonican singing ''The Spanish Lady '' in Dublin Ireland in 1989
Chords In C Major

From (C) pigtails to (G) wedding veils
From (Dm) pinafores to (C) lace
And (Em) in between are the (Dm) special years
Time (F) never can (G) e(C)rase
 
From play toys to (G) college boys
From (F) little girl to (C) wife
And (Em) in between are the (a) special years
You (F) remember all (G) of your (C) life
 
The (Em) special years are filled 
With sweet (F) promises and (C) pain
But (Em) love will never taste 
Quite so (F) wonderful a(C)gain
 
So slow up, don't rush to (G) grow up
You'll be a (Dm) woman before (C) long
So (Em) stay awhile in the (a) special years
Their (F) magic - will (G) soon be (C) gone
 
Just (Em) stay awhile in the (Dm) special years
Their (F) magic - will (G) soon be (C) gone
Lyrics without the chords
From  pigtails to  wedding veils
From  pinafores to  lace
And  in between are the  special years
Time  never can  erase
 
From play toys to  college boys
From  little girl to  wife
And  in between are the  special years
You  remember all  of your  life
 
The special years are filled 
With sweet  promises and  pain
But  love will never taste 
Quite so wonderful again
 
So slow up, don't rush to grow up
You'll be a woman before long
So stay awhile in the special years
Their magic - will soon be gone
 
Just  stay awhile in the  special years
Their magic - will soon be gone
Chords In The Key Of D

From (D) pigtails to (A) wedding veils
From (Em) pinafores to (D) lace
And (F#m) in between are the (Em) special years
Time (G) never can (A) e(D)rase
 
From play toys to (A) college boys
From (G) little girl to (D) wife
And (F#m) in between are the (a) special years
You (G) remember all (A) of your (D) life
 
The (F#m) special years are filled 
With sweet (G) promises and (D) pain
But (F#m) love will never taste 
Quite so (G) wonderful a(D)gain
 
So slow up, don't rush to (A) grow up
You'll be a (Em) woman before (D) long
So (F#m) stay awhile in the (a) special years
Their (G) magic - will (A) soon be (D) gone
 
Just (F#m) stay awhile in the (Em) special years
Their (G) magic - will (A) soon be (D) gone.
Other songs on the site by Val Doonican include Delany's Donkey
Paddy McGinty's Goat And  Walk Tall
Picture
The special years sheet music lyrics and chords in pdf format.
Picture
Blog
Privacy Policy
Cookie Consent
Copyright 2002 - 2022
Contact
  • Home
  • Lyrics And Chords
  • Tin Whistle Song Book
  • Tin Whistle
  • Other Stuff