...ONLY SIXTEEN... by Sam Cooke
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*Released 1959*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: Ab)
Verse 1:
D13 G Em7 C D
She...was only six-teen, only six-teen,
Am7 D7 G
I loved her so.
G Em C D
But she was too young to fall in love,
Am7 D7 G
And I was too young to know.
Verse 2:
D13 G Em C D
We'd laugh and we'd sing, and do the little things,
Am7 D7 G
That made my heart glow.
G Em C D
But she was too young to fall in love,
Am7 D7 G
And I was too young to know.
Bridge 1:
Am7 D7 G Em7
Why did I give my heart so fast?
Am7 D7 G
It never will happen a-gain.
Am7 D7 G Em
But I was a mere lad of six-teen;
Am7 D7
I've aged a year since then.
Verse 3:
D13 G Em7 C D
She was only six-teen, only six-teen,
Am7 D7 G
I loved her so.
G Em C D
But she was too young to fall in love,
Am7 D7 G
And I was too young to know.
Bridge 2:
Am7 D7 G Em7
(Then why did you give your heart so fast?
Am7 D7 G Em
(But you were a mere lad of six-teen);
Am7 D7
Oh, I've aged a year since then.
Verse 4:
D13 G Em7 C D
She was only six-teen, only six-teen,
Am7 D7 G
I loved her so.
G Em C D
But she was too young to fall in love,
Am7 D7 G
And I was too young to know.
G Em C D
But she was too young to fall in love,
Am7 D7 G
And I was too young to know.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D13 G Em7 C D Am7 D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx7757 320003 022030 x32010 xx0232 x02013 xx0212
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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Only Sixteen chords by Sam Cooke, added : September 19th, 2005
