Sam Cooke – She Was Only Sixteen (Guitar)

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Only Sixteen:Sam Cooke. #23 in 1959. #1.
G#                    C#      D#
[tab]D#          G#
I loved her so.

G#                       C#      D#
But she was too young to fall in love,

D#                     G#
And I was too young to know.
#2.
G#                       C#            D#
We'd laugh and we'd sing and do little things,

D#                 G#
that made my heart glow.

G#                       C#      D#
But she was too young to fall in love,

D#                     G#
And I was too young to know.
CHORUS:
C#        D#7     G#
Why did I give my heart so fast?

C#            D#7     G#
It never will happen again.

G#  C#           G#
But I was a mere lad of sixteen,

A#                     D#
I've aged a year since then.
#3.
G#                    C#      D#
She was only sixteen, only sixteen,

D#                   G#
with eyes that would glow.

G#                       C#      D#
But she was too young to fall in love,

D#                     G#
And I was too young to know.
CHORUS:
C#        D#7     G#
Why did I give my heart so fast?

C#            D#7     G#
It never will happen again.

G#  C#           G#
But I was a mere lad of sixteen,

A#                     D#
I've aged a year since then.
#4.
G#                    C#      D#
She was only sixteen, only sixteen,

D#                   G#
with eyes that would glow.

G#                       C#      D#
But she was too young to fall in love,

D#                     G#
And I was too young to know.
OUTRO:
G#                       C#      D#
But she was too young to fall in love,

D#                     G#
And I was too young to know.(x2)Fade.
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