Sam Cooke - She Was Only Sixteen (1959) | Musicians Playbook | Chords & Lyrics

Sam Cooke, She Was Only Sixteen (1959)
^{Key: :[Eb] (w: Sam Cooke)}
VERSE 1:
She was [Eb] only six-[Cm]-teen, [Ab] only six-[Bb]-teen
[Ab] But [Bb] I loved her [Eb] so
[Eb] She was too [Cm] young to [Ab] fall in [Bb] love
And [Ab] I was too [Bb] young to [Eb] know

VERSE 2:
We'd [Eb] laugh and we'd [Cm] sing, and [Ab] do little [Bb] things
[Ab] And it [Bb] made our hearts [Eb] glow
[Eb] She was too [Cm] young to [Ab] fall in [Bb] love
And [Ab] I was too [Bb] young to [Eb] know

BRIDGE:
So [Fm] why did I give my [Eb] heart so fast
It [Fm] never will happen a-[Eb]-gain
But [Fm] I was a mere [Eb] lad of sixteen
[Ab] I've aged a year since [Bb] then

VERSE 3:
She was [Eb] only six-[Cm]-teen, [Ab] only six-[Bb]-teen
[Ab] Oh, with [Bb] eyes that would [Eb] glow
[Eb] She was too [Cm] young to [Ab] fall in [Bb] love
And [Ab] I was too [Bb] young to [Eb] know

REPEAT BRIDGE:

REPEAT VERSE 3:

OUTRO:
But [Eb] She was too [Cm] young to [Ab] fall in [Bb] love
And [Ab] I was too [Bb] young to [Eb] know
Whoa [Eb] She was too [Cm] young to [Ab] fall in [Bb] love
And [Ab] I was too [Bb] young to [Eb] know

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1 ( 1 song )

5 ( 1 song )

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 )