Only sixteen    (intro)    (midi)    (sample)

 

                    D                   G         A

1. She was only sixteen, only sixteen,

G          A             D

    but I loved her so,

     D                                G       A

    she was too young to fall in love,

          G                A              D

    and I was too young to know.

 

               D                                     G             A

2. We'd laugh and we'd sing, and do funny things,

G              A                        D

    and it made our hearts glow,

     D                                G       A

    she was too young to fall in love,

          G                A              D

    and I was too young to know.

 

        G            A            D

So why did I give my heart so fast ?

    G              A             D

It never will happen again.

      G             A       D          Bm

But I was a mere child of sixteen,

  E                                   A

I've aged a year since then.

 

                    D                   G         A

3. She was only sixteen, only sixteen,

     G           A                         D

    oh, with eyes that would glow,

      D                               G       A

    she was too young to fall in love,

          G                A              D

    and I was too young to know.

 

+ verse 3 as instrumental      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       G             A           D

So why did I give my heart so fast ?

     G             A            D

It never will happen again.

      G             A       D            Bm

But I was a mere child of sixteen,

 E                                   A

I've aged a year since then.

 

                             D                   G         A

4. Now, she was only sixteen, only sixteen,  

     G           A                    D

    uh, but I loved that girl so,

      D                                G       A

    she was too young to fall in love,

          G                A              D

    and I was too young to know.

              D                                G       A

    Yes, she was too young to fall in love,

          G                A       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -      D      - G - D

    and I was too young, I was much too young, to know.

 

    (midi=capo 5th) (Dr. Hook)