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

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

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

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

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

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