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Furey Brothers, When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1981)

Key: :[G] (w: James Thornton, 1898)

INTRO: [G] [/F#] [Em] [C] [/B] [Am] [D] [G] [D] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
When [G] first [/F#] I saw, the [Em] love light in your [C] eye [/B] [Am]
I [D] thought the world held naught but joy for [G] me [D]
And [G] even [/F#] though, we [Em] drifted far a-[C]-part [/B] [Am]
I [A7] never dream, but what I dream of [D5] thee [D/C] [D/B] [D5 open]

CHORUS:
I [G] love you, [/F#] as I [Em] never loved be-[C]-fore [/B] [Am]
Since [D] first I saw you on the village [G] green [D]
Come [G] to me, [/F#] or my [Em] dreams of love is [C] o'er [/B] [Am]
I [C] love you as I [G] loved [/F#] you [Em]
When you were [D] sweet; when you were [C] swe-[D]-et six-[G]-teen

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ADDITIONAL INFO:

"When You Were Sweet Sixteen" is popular song written by James Thornton and published in 1898. Inspired and sung by the composer's wife, the ballad quickly became a hit song in vaudeville.

James Thornton was a vaudevillian best-known during his life for his comedy monologues; however, he composed numerous popular songs, especially in 1880s and 1890s. "When You Were Sweet Sixteen", published in 1898, was inspired by Thornton's wife, Bonnie, when she asked her husband if he still loved her. Thornton replied, "I love you like I did when you were sweet sixteen."

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1 ( 1 song )

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A ( 80 songs )

B ( 236 songs )

C ( 157 songs )

D ( 137 songs )

E ( 124 songs )

F ( 58 songs )

G ( 71 songs )

H ( 43 songs )

I ( 11 songs )

J ( 159 songs )

K ( 50 songs )

L ( 62 songs )

M ( 94 songs )

N ( 32 songs )

O ( 33 songs )

P ( 70 songs )

Q ( 7 songs )

R ( 104 songs )

S ( 183 songs )

T ( 93 songs )

U ( 19 songs )

V ( 22 songs )

W ( 39 songs )

X ( 1 song )

Y ( 5 songs )

Z ( 8 songs )