Bass tabs
Only Sixteen
Single released by Sam Cooke 9n 1959. Reached number 23 UK charts.
Tab by bass50611. Welcome to my tab, not exact but very close to original
And this is how I would play it on stage.
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Verse 1:
She was only sixteen...
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D|-GUITAR SINGLE-|---------6-------------------------------6-------|
A|-----CHORD-----|----------------8----4----6----4----6-------6--8-|
E|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-6-----------------------------6-------|
A|------8----4----6----4----6-------6--8-|
E|---------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
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D|-6-----------------------------6--------6--------------------------6----|
A|------8----4----6----4----6-------6--8-------8----4----6----4---6-----6-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------6-------------------6-------------------6------|
A|------6---------8---------6---------6---------6---------8-|
E|-6-------------------6-----------------8-6----------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-------------6--6--6-4-3--|
E|-6--6--6--6-------------6-|
Verse 3:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------3------------------------6--------6--------------------------6----|
A|-----------4----6----4----6-------6--8-------8----4----6----4---6-----6-|
E|-4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------6-------------------6-------------------6------|
A|------6---------8---------6---------6---------6---------8-|
E|-6-------------------6-----------------8-6----------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-------------6--6--6-4-3--|
E|-6--6--6--6-------------6-|
Verse 4:
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D|------3-----------------------6--------6-------------------------6------|
A|----------4----6----4----6-------6--8------8----4----6----4---6----6--8-|
E|-4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 5: Song Fades Out)
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D|-6-----------------------------6--------6-----------|
A|------8----4----6----4----6-------6--8-------8----4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|