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From “Live at the BBC”. Times listed are elapsed time from the start. tabbed by Marty Lurvey Solo guitar lead-in 0:01 Chorus:
They're really rockin' in F7Boston, Philadephia, PC7.A., Deep in the heart of F7Texas, and ‘round the FriscC7o Bay, All over St. F7Louis, and down in New OrC7leans, F7 C7 ] All the cats wanna dance with, sweet little sixteen. 0:24
Verse 1: [F7] [C7] Sweet little sixteen, she's just got to have, [F7] [C7] About a half a million framed autographs, [F7] [C7] Her wallet's filled with pictures, she gets ‘em one by one, [F7] [C7 Becomes so excited, won't you look at her run, boy? 0:46 Bridge:
“Oh MommyF7, Mommy, please may C7I go? It's such a sight to F7see, somebody steal the C7show. Oh Daddy, F7Daddy, I beg of C7you, Whisper to F7Mommy, it's alright with C7you”. 1:09
Instrumental, same pattern as verse 1 F7 C7 F7 C7 F7 C7 F7 C7] 1:32 Verse 2: [F7] [C7] Sweet little sixteen, she got the grown-up blues, [F7] [C7] Tight dresses and lipstick, she's sportin' high-heeled shoes, [F7] [C7] Oh, but tomorrow mornin', she'll have to change her train, [F7] [C7 Become sweet sixteen, and back in class again. 1:54 Chorus
Yes, ‘cause they'll be rockin' iF7n Boston, Philadephia, C7P.A., Deep in the heart of F7Texas, and ‘round the FriscC7o Bay, All over St. F7Louis, and down in New OrC7leans, F7 C7 C] All the cats wanna dance with, sweet little sixteen. 2:20