Sam Cooke - Only sixteen

She was ^Conly six-^Am7teen, ^Dm7only six-^G7teen, ^Dm7and ^G7I loved h^Cer so. But ^Cshe was too ^Am7young to ^Dm7fall in ^G7love, and ^Dm7I was too ^G7young to ^Cknow.

We'd ^Claugh and we'd ^Am7sing, and ^Dm7do the little ^G7things, ^Dm7 That ^G7made my heart ^Cglow. But ^Cshe was too ^Am7young to ^Dm7fall in ^G7love, and ^Dm7I was too ^G7young to ^Cknow.

^Dm7 Why did I ^G7give my ^CM7heart so ^Am7fast? ^Dm7It never will ^G7happen ^CM7a-gain.^Am7 But ^Dm7I was a ^G7mere ^CM7lad of six-^Am7teen; ^DI've aged a ^D7year since ^Gthen^G7.

She was ^Conly six-^Am7teen, ^Dm7only six-^G7teen, ^Dm7with e^G7yes that would g^Clow. But ^Cshe was too ^Am7young to ^Dm7fall in ^G7love, and ^Dm7I was too ^G7young to ^Cknow.

(Then ^Dm7why did you ^G7give your ^CM7heart so f^Am7ast?) It ^Dm7never will ^G7happen a-^CM7gain.^Am7 (But ^Dm7you were a ^G7mere ^CM7lad of six-^Am7teen); ^D I've aged a ^D7year since ^Gthen. ^G7

She was ^Conly six-^Am7teen, ^Dm7only six-^G7teen, ^Dm7with e^G7yes that would g^Clow. But ^Cshe was too ^Am7young to ^Dm7fall in ^G7love, and ^Dm7I was too ^G7young to ^Cknow.

But ^Cshe was too ^Am7young to ^Dm7fall in ^G7love, and ^Dm7I was too ^G7young to ^Cknow. ^C She was too ^Am7young to ^Dm7fall in ^G7love, and ^Dm7I was too ^G7young to ^Cknow. ^{F C}