| B | Abm | E | F#7 | | She was | only | sixteen | only | sixteen |
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| B | Abm | E | F# | | But | she was too | young to | fall in love | |
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| E | F#7 | B | | and | I was too | young | to know |
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| B | Abm | E | F#7 | | We'd | laugh and we'd | sing and | do funny | things |
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| E | F#7 | B | | And it | made our heart | s glow |
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| B | Abm | E | F# | | But | she was too | young to | fall in love | |
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| E | F#7 | B | | and | I was too | young | to know |
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| | | C#m | F#7 | B | Abm | | | | Why did | I give my | heart so | fast |
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| | | C#m | F#7 | B | | | | It never | will happen a | gain |
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| | | C#m | F#7 | B | Abm | | | But | I was a | mere | child of | sixteen |
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| | | C# | C#7 | F# | F#7 | | | | I've aged a | year sin | ce | then |
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| B | Abm | E | F#7 | | She was | only | sixteen | only | sixteen |
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| E | F#7 | B | | With eyes | that would | glow |
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| B | Abm | E | F# | | But | she was too | young to | fall in love | |
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| E | F#7 | B | | and | I was too | young | to know |
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