Sam Cooke - Only sixteen

ONLY SIXTEEN (Bassline) As recorded by Sam Cooke (From the 1959 Album HIT KIT) Words and Music by Sam Cooke Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Adolphus Asbrook - Bass' [1st - 3rd Verses] Q=114(8=s8) Segno $ 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| H Q E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E G|---------------||----------------|---------------| D|-------------5-||o-6----5--------|---------------| A|---------6-8---||o--------8----6-|-4----4-6----6-| E|---------------||----------------|---------------| |-3-| Q. E Q E E Q E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E G|---------------|-----------------|---------------| D|-----------8---|-6-------------5-|-6----5--------| A|--------6----6-|------8-6--6-8---|--------8----6-| E|-6----6--------|----8------------|---------------| 1. |-3-| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q E E Q E E E G|---------------|---------------|------------------|| D|---------------|-----------8---|-6-------------5-o|| A|-4----4-6----6-|--------6----6-|------8-6--6-8---o|| E|---------------|-6----6--------|----8-------------|| [Bridge] 2.,D.S. Q E E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E G|--------------||---------------|---------------| D|-6------------||-------------8-|-6----5--------| A|------8-6--8--||------8-6------|--------8------| E|----8---------||-6-------------|-------------8-| |-3-| Q. E Q. E Q E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E G|---------------|-----------------|---------------| D|-------------8-|-6---------------|-------------8-| A|------8-6------|------8-6--8-6---|------8-6------| E|-6-------------|----8----------8-|-6-------------| To Coda Dal Segno al Coda |-3--| |-3--| Q. E Q. E Q Q Q E E Q. E E E E E E E G|---------------|---------------|------8-8-10-8----------|| D|-6----5--------|---------------|---------------11-10-8--|| A|--------8------|----5--8----8--|-6----------------------|| E|-------------8-|-6--------6----|------------------------|| [4th Verse] Coda & |-3--| |-3--| Q. E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E G|------8-8-10-8---------||---------------|---------------|----------------| D|---------------11-10-8-||-6----5--------|---------------|-----------8----| A|-6---------------------||--------8----6-|-4----4-6----6-|--------6----6--| E|-----------------------||---------------|---------------|-6----6---------| |-3-| Q E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E G|-----------------|---------------|---------------| D|-6-------------5-|-6----5--------|---------------| A|------8-6--6-8---|--------8----6-|-4----4-6----6-| E|----8------------|---------------|---------------| [Outro] |-3-| Q. E Q E E Q E E Q E E E Q. E Q. E G|---------------|-----------------||----------------| D|-----------8---|-6-------------5-||o-6----5--------| A|--------6----6-|------8-6--6-8---||o--------8----6-| E|-6----6--------|----8------------||----------------| |-3-| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q E E Q E E E G|---------------|---------------|------------------|| D|---------------|-----------8---|-6-------------5-o|| A|-4----4-6----6-|--------6----6-|------8-6--6-8---o|| E|---------------|-6----6--------|----8-------------|| [Lyrics] She was only sixteen, only sixteen But I loved her so She was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know We'd laugh and we'd sing And do the little things That made my heart glow But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know Why did I give my heart so fast It never will happen again But I was a mere lad of sixteen I've aged a year since then She was only sixteen, only sixteen With eyes that would glow But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know (But why did you give your heart so fast?) Boy, it never will happen again (But you were a mere lad of sixteen) I've aged a year since then She was only sixteen, only sixteen With eyes that would glow But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know She was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | |-3-| - triplet ************************************