Only sixteen (1959)
G - Em - C - D (2x)
G Em C D
1. She was only sixteen, only sixteen,
Am D G
I loved her so.
G
Em C
D Am D G
She was too young to fall in
love, and I was
too young to know.
G Em C D
2. We'd laugh and we'd sing, and do other things,
Am D G
that made
my heart glow.
G Em C
D Am D G
She was too young to fall in
love, and I was
too young to know.
C
D G
Em
Why did I give my heart so fast ?
C D
G
It never will happen again.
C D
G Em
‘Cause I was a mere lad of sixteen,
A A7 D
I've aged a year since then.
D7 G Em C
D
3. She was only sixteen, only sixteen,
Am D
G
with
eyes that would glow.
G Em C
D Am D G
She was too young to fall in
love, and I was
too young to know.
+ CHORUS + repeat verse 3
G Em C
D
+ But she was too young
to fall in love,
Am D G
and I was too young
to know. (2x) .....
(midi = capo 1st) (Craig Douglas)