Sound of Music - Sixteen going on seventeen

You wait, ^Glittle girl, on an em^Cpty stage, for f^Amate to ^Dturn the lig^Ght on. Your life, little girl, is an em^Cpty page tha^Amt men will w^Dant to writ^Ge on. Am - D To write on...

1. You^G are sixteen^D going on seventeen, baby, it's^G time to thin^Ek, Am G C Am D - D7 better beware, be canny and careful, baby, you're on the brink ^G You are sixteen goin^Dg on seventeen, fellows will fa^Gll in line, ^{E Am}eager young lads and roues and cad^Gs will offer you food and w^Amine. ^{D G} To^Ctally unprepared a^Amre you to face a world o^Gf men, ^{G7 C} C Am G D A - D7 timid and shy and scared are you of things beyond your ken. G D G D - D7 You'll need someone older and wiser telling you what to do, G D Am D G - D I am seventeen going on eighteen, I'll take care of you !

2. ^GI am sixteen going sev^Denteen I know that I'm naïve^G, ^E Am G C Am D - D7 fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet, and willingly I believe. ^G I am sixteen going s^Deventeen, innocent as a ro^Gse. ^{E Am}bachelor dandies, drinkers o^Gf brandies, what do I know of tho^Amse ? ^{D G} To^Ctally unprepared a^Amm I to face a world^G of men, ^{G7 C} C Am G D A - D7 timid and shy and scared am I of things beyond my ken. G D G D - D7 I need someone older and wiser, telling me what to do, yo^Gu are seventeen going on eigh^Dteen I'll depend on you! ^{Am D G}