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Sweet Little Sixteen chords by The Beatles

Chords with lyrics

From "Live at the BBC".  Times listed are elapsed time from the start.  tabbed by Marty Lurvey

Solo guitar lead-in      0:01

Chorus:
                          Chord diagramA7A7                    Chord diagramD7D7
They're really rockin' in Boston, Philadephia, P.A.,
                     Chord diagramA7A7                           Chord diagramD7D7
Deep in the heart of Texas, and 'round the Frisco Bay,
             Chord diagramG7G7                       Chord diagramD7D7
All over St. Louis, and down in New Orleans,
                   Chord diagramA7A7                          Chord diagramD7D7   ]
All the cats wanna dance with, sweet little sixteen.   0:24

Verse 1:
               [Chord diagramA7A7  ]                  [Chord diagramD7D7  ]
Sweet little sixteen, she's just got to have,
              [Chord diagramA7A7     ]          [Chord diagramD7D7    ]
About a half a million framed autographs,
                        [Chord diagramG7G7      ]                    [Chord diagramD7D7 ]
Her wallet's filled with pictures, she gets 'em one by one,
            [Chord diagramA7A7   ]                      [Chord diagramD7D7
Becomes so excited, won't you look at her run, boy?    0:46

Bridge:
           Chord diagramG7G7                  Chord diagramD7D7
"Oh Mommy, Mommy, please may I go?
                     Chord diagramA7A7                      Chord diagramD7D7
It's such a sight to see, somebody steal the show.
          Chord diagramG7G7              Chord diagramD7D7
Oh Daddy, Daddy, I beg of you,
           Chord diagramA7A7                       Chord diagramD7D7
Whisper to Mommy, it's alright with you".   1:09

Instrumental, same pattern as verse 1
                          Chord diagramA7A7                     Chord diagramD7D7
                     Chord diagramA7A7                           Chord diagramD7D7
             Chord diagramG7G7                       Chord diagramD7D7
                   Chord diagramA7A7                        Chord diagramD7D7      ]    1:32

Verse 2:
               [Chord diagramA7A7  ]                     [Chord diagramD7D7   ]
Sweet little sixteen, she got the grown-up blues,
                 [Chord diagramA7A7      ]                           [Chord diagramD7D7   ]
Tight dresses and lipstick, she's sportin' high-heeled shoes,
                [Chord diagramG7G7    ]                           [Chord diagramD7D7   ]
Oh, but tomorrow mornin', she'll have to change her train,
               [Chord diagramA7A7  ]                   [Chord diagramD7D7
Become sweet sixteen, and back in class again.    1:54

Chorus
                                  Chord diagramA7A7                     Chord diagramD7D7
Yes, 'cause they'll be rockin' in Boston, Philadephia, P.A.,
                     Chord diagramA7A7                           Chord diagramD7D7
Deep in the heart of Texas, and 'round the Frisco Bay,
             Chord diagramG7G7                       Chord diagramD7D7
All over St. Louis, and down in New Orleans,
                   Chord diagramA7A7                          Chord diagramD7D7      Chord diagramD MajorD ]
All the cats wanna dance with, sweet little sixteen.         2:20

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