Only sixteen
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)