Misc Musicals – The Sound Of Music - Sixteen Going On Seventeen (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
C-5: X3455X
[Intro]
G A9 Am7/D G6 You wait, little girl, on an empty stage, for fate to turn the light on G A9 Am7/D G6 Your life, little girl, is an empty page that men will want to write on Am7 D7 To write on
[Verse 1]
G D7 G6 Em7 A9 You are sixteen going on seventeen, baby, it's time to think Am D G Am7 A7 D7 Better beware, be canny and careful, baby, you're on the brink G D7 G Em7 You are sixteen going on seventeen, fellows will fall in line Am G Am7 D G Eager young lads and roues and cads will offer you food and wine C C-5 G7 C Totally unprepared are you to face a world of men C C-5 G E9 A7 D7 Timid and shy and scared are you of things beyond your ken G D7 G Cm You'll need someone older and wiser telling you what to do G E7 A9 Am D7 G I am seventeen going on eighteen, I'll take care of you!
[Verse 2]
G D7 G6 Em7 A9 I am sixteen going on seventeen, I know that I'm naïve Am D G Am7 A7 D7 Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet, and willingly I believe G D7 G Em7 A9 I am sixteen going on seventeen, innocent as a rose Am G Am7 D G Bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies, what do I know of those? C C-5 G7 C Totally unprepared am I to face a world of men C C-5 G E9 A7 D7 Timid and shy and scared am I of things beyond my ken G D7 G Cm I need someone older and wiser, telling me what to do G E7 A9 Am D G You are seventeen going on eighteen, I'll depend on you!