Capo: 1

...ONLY SIXTEEN... by Sam Cooke ------------------............. *Released 1959* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: Ab) Intro: D13 Verse 1:

She... was ^Gonly six-^Emteen, ^Conly six-^Dteen,^Am7 I ^D7loved her ^Gso. But ^Gshe was too ^Emyoung to ^Cfall in ^Dlove, and ^Am7I was too ^D7young to ^Gknow.

Verse 2:

We'd ^Glaugh and we'd ^Emsing, and ^Cdo the little ^Dthings, ^Am7 That ^D7made my heart ^Gglow. But ^Gshe was too ^Emyoung to ^Cfall in ^Dlove, and ^Am7I was too ^D7young to ^Gknow.

Bridge 1:

^Am7 Why did I ^D7give my ^Gheart so ^Emfast' It ^Am7never will ^D7happen a-^Ggain. But ^Am7I was a ^D7mere ^Glad of six-^Emteen; ^A7 I've aged a year since ^D7then.

Verse 3:

She was ^Gonly six-^Emteen, ^Conly six-^Dteen,^Am7 with ^D7eyes that would ^Gglow. But ^Gshe was too ^Emyoung to ^Cfall in ^Dlove, and ^Am7I was too ^D7young to ^Gknow.

Bridge 2:

(Then ^Am7why did you ^D7give your ^Gheart so ^Emfast') It ^Am7never will ^D7happen a-^Ggain. (But ^Am7you were a ^D7mere ^Glad of six-^Emteen); ^A7 I've aged a year since ^D7then.

Verse 4:

She was ^Gonly six-^Emteen, ^Conly six-^Dteen,^Am7 with ^D7eyes that would ^Gglow. But ^Gshe was too ^Emyoung to ^Cfall in ^Dlove, and ^Am7I was too ^D7young to ^Gknow.

But ^Gshe was too ^Emyoung to ^Cfall in ^Dlove, and ^Am7I was too ^D7young to ^Gknow. ^G She was too ^Emyoung to ^Cfall in ^Dlove, and ^Am7I was too ^D7young to ^Gknow.

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Sam Cooke - Only sixteen