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

VERSE 1:
She was [Bb] only six-[Gm]-teen, [Eb] only six-[F]-teen
[Eb] But [F] I loved her [Bb] so
[Bb] She was too [Gm] young to [Eb] fall in [F] love
And [Eb] I was too [F] young to [Bb] know

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

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

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

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