Misc Originals – Cherise Carver - When I Was 16 (Guitar)

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[Intro] G Em C D [Verse 1]
G              Em
Black mascara down your face

C                             D
Coming home from school a little late

         G                    Em
You say Mom you just can’t understand

C               D
it’s been too long

G
Just listen to me

Em
We’re not that different

C                     D
Let me tell you my rendition
[Chorus]
           G                    Em
When I was 16 all that I cared about

            C                 D
Was if the boy I liked would ask me out

G                       Em
Getting ready for the High School Prom

              C             D
We weren’t copying TikTok dances, we were making our own

G
There were the mean girls

Em
There were the mean boys

C                             D
There were the good days and bad

            G  Em  C  D
When I was 16
[Verse 2]
G              Em
Black mascara down my face

C                           D
Coming home from school a little late

          G
I didn’t make the team

      Em                  C  D
That all my friends were on

G
We didn’t have phones

Em
Or social platforms

C
They started rumors

D
They called me bad names

G            Em              C   D
Fights we had were face to face
[Chorus]
           G              Em
When I was 16 all that I cared about

            C                 D
Was if the boy I liked would ask me out

G                       Em
Getting ready for the High School Prom

              C             D
We weren’t copying TikTok dances, we were making our own

G
There were the mean girls

Em
There were the mean boys

C                             D
There were the good days and bad

            G  Em  C  D
When I was 16
[Bridge]
Em        D          C         G
One day you'll look back and say

Em           D     C
It didn't matter anyway
[Chorus]
           G              Em
When I was 16 all that I cared about

            C                 D
Was if the boy I liked would ask me out

G                       Em
Getting ready for the High School Prom

              C             D
We weren’t copying TikTok dances, we were making our own

G
There were the mean girls

Em
There were the mean boys

C                             D
There were the good days and bad

            G  Em  C  D
When I was 16

            G Em C D
When I was 16
[Outro]
G              Em
Black mascara down my face

C                           D
Coming home from school a little late

            G
When I was 16