Sweet - The sixteens
Autoscroll
1 Column
Text size
Transpose 0
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D /2 (D G G D)
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
-0-2-4---2-4-5--2-4-5-5-5-4-2-4-0-|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
-2~10-
------|
------|
------|
------|
------|
F#1.Where were you in sixty-eight
In sGixty-eight Julie was JoF#hnnie's date
----------------------------|
-5-7-5--3-3-3-2-3-5-3-2-3-2-|
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
F#Two kids growin' together
GLivin' each day as if time was sliF#ppin' away
----------------------2~10-------|
-9-8-7--9-8-7--9-8-7--2----------|
-----------------------------3---|
-----------------------------4---|
-----------------------------4---|
---------------------------------|
Oh, theGy were just sixteen
And their F#love a teenage dream
They paGssed the time, they crossed the line
The lineF# that ran between G
Julie and Johnnie now you've maAde it
Rf.ButD life goGes oAn, you know it aDin't easy
You've Djust gotta beG strong
IAf you're one of the sDixteens
AnDd life goes on,G yoAu know, you know it ain'tD easy
YDou know you'll never go wGrong
(A) D
'Cause you're all part of the sixteens
intro..
2.Suzie and Davey got to make the big time
Maybe they can put it all together
In a show that lasts forever
-6-5----6-5-------------------------------|
-----6------6--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7------|
----------------------------------------3-|
----------------------------------------5-|
----------------------------------------5-|
------------------------------------------|
Oh they would walk the strip at nights
And dream they saw their name in lights
On Desolation boulevard
They'll light the faded light
Suzie and Davey you can make it
Rf.But life goes on, you know it ain't easy
You've just gotta be strong
If you're one of the sixteens
And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy
You know you'll never go wrong
'Cause you're all part of the sixteens
Br.B D A E B D A F#
F#So where were you in sixty-eight
WhenG Bobby and Billy thought
ThatF# sixty eight was out of date
They took the flowers from their hair
GAnd tried to make us all aware
F#Too bad, too late
So theGy lived from day to day
And tried to F#do it all their way
But sixGty-eight was sixty-eight
F#No matter what they say
GBobby and Billy maybe you'll mAake it one day...
Rf.But life goes on, you know it ain't easy
You've just gotta be strong
If you're one of the sixteens
And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy
You know you'll never go wrong
'Cause you're all
-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy
You know you'll never go wrong
'Cause you're all part of the sixteens