She Was Only Sixteen

Only Sixteen:Sam Cooke.

#23 in 1959.



#1.

G#                    C#      D#

She was only sixteen, only sixteen.

D#          G#

I loved her so.

G#                       C#      D#

But she was too young to fall in love,

D#                     G#

And I was too young to know.



#2.

G#                       C#            D#

We'd laugh and we'd sing and do little things,

D#                 G#

that made my heart glow.

G#                       C#      D#

But she was too young to fall in love,

D#                     G#

And I was too young to know.



CHORUS:

C#        D#7     G#

Why did I give my heart so fast?

C#            D#7     G#

It never will happen again.

G#  C#           G#

But I was a mere lad of sixteen,

A#                     D#

I've aged a year since then.



#3.

G#                    C#      D#

She was only sixteen, only sixteen,

D#                   G#

with eyes that would glow.

G#                       C#      D#

But she was too young to fall in love,

D#                     G#

And I was too young to know.



CHORUS:

C#        D#7     G#

Why did I give my heart so fast?

C#            D#7     G#

It never will happen again.

G#  C#           G#

But I was a mere lad of sixteen,

A#                     D#

I've aged a year since then.



#4.

G#                    C#      D#

She was only sixteen, only sixteen,

D#                   G#

with eyes that would glow.

G#                       C#      D#

But she was too young to fall in love,

D#                     G#

And I was too young to know.



OUTRO:

G#                       C#      D#

But she was too young to fall in love,

D#                     G#

And I was too young to know.(x2)Fade.





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