Val Doonican - The Special Years

      Reached no 7 in the UK charts in 1965.

(Intro)
G Am G Am D

(Verse 1
     G       Bm   G            F
From pigtails  to wedding veils
     C            G
From pinafores to lace
    Bm                 C
And in between are the special years
     G     D    G   Am
Time never can erase
 
(Verse 2)
     G        Bm    G           F
From play toys   to college boys
     C              G
From little girl to wife
    Bm                 C
And in between are the special years
      G      D           G
You remember all of your life

(Bridge)
    Bm
The special years are filled 
           C            G
With sweet promises and pain
    Am              D
But love will never taste 
         G          Am  D
Quite so wonderful again

(Verse 3
   G      Bm               G      F
So slow up   don't rush to grow up
C           D            G
You'll be a woman before long
   Bm                 C
So stay awhile in the special years
      G     D            G   G Bm Am D
Their magic  will soon be gone

(Outro)
     Bm                 C
Just stay awhile in the special years
      G     D             G   C G
Their magic  will soon be gone