Sam Cooke, She Was Only Sixteen (1959)
^{Key: :[B] (w: Sam Cooke)}

VERSE 1:
She was [B] only six-[G#m]-teen, [E] only six-[Gb]-teen
[E] But [Gb] I loved her [B] so
[B] She was too [G#m] young to [E] fall in [Gb] love
And [E] I was too [Gb] young to [B] know

VERSE 2:
We'd [B] laugh and we'd [G#m] sing, and [E] do little [Gb] things
[E] And it [Gb] made our hearts [B] glow
[B] She was too [G#m] young to [E] fall in [Gb] love
And [E] I was too [Gb] young to [B] know

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

VERSE 3:
She was [B] only six-[G#m]-teen, [E] only six-[Gb]-teen
[E] Oh, with [Gb] eyes that would [B] glow
[B] She was too [G#m] young to [E] fall in [Gb] love
And [E] I was too [Gb] young to [B] know