Sixteen going on seventeen
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G
You wait, little girl, on an
empty stage, for fate to turn the light on.
C Am D G
Your life, little girl, is an
empty page that men will want to write on.
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To write
on...
G D G E
1. You are sixteen going on seventeen, baby,
it's time to think,
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D7
better beware, be canny and
careful, baby, you're on the brink.
G D G E
You are sixteen going on seventeen, fellows will fall in line,
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D G
eager young lads and roues and
cads will offer you food and wine.
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Totally unprepared are you to
face a world of men,
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timid and shy and scared are
you of things beyond your ken.
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You'll need someone older and
wiser telling you what to do,
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- D
I am seventeen going on
eighteen, I'll take care of you !
G D G E
2. I am sixteen going seventeen I know that I'm naïve,
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- D7
fellows I meet may tell me I'm
sweet, and willingly I believe.
G
D G E
I am sixteen going seventeen, innocent
as a rose.
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bachelor dandies, drinkers of
brandies, what do I know of those ?
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Totally unprepared am I to
face a world of men,
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A - D7
timid and shy and scared am I of
things beyond my ken.
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I need someone older and wiser,
telling me what to do,
G D Am D
G
you are seventeen going on
eighteen I'll depend on you!
(capo 1st) (Julie Andrews)