Only Sixteen chords by Sam Cooke

Chords with lyrics

By Rick In Macon

Verse 1:

    C majorC    Am7Am7  Dm7Dm7   G7G7  Dm7Dm7 G7G7    C majorC
She was only six-teen, only six-teen, and I loved her so.
  C majorC      Am7Am7   Dm7Dm7   G7G7    Dm7Dm7    G7G7    C majorC
But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.

Verse 2:

   C majorC       Am7Am7    Dm7Dm7      G7G7
We'd laugh and we'd sing, and do the little things,
Dm7Dm7  G7G7      C majorC
 That made my heart glow.
  C majorC      Am7Am7   Dm7Dm7   G7G7    Dm7Dm7    G7G7    C majorC
But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.

Bridge 1:

Dm7Dm7    G7G7   CM7   Am7Am7
 Why did I give my heart so fast?
Dm7Dm7      G7G7   CM7  Am7Am7
It never will happen a-gain.
  Dm7Dm7   G7G7  CM7    Am7Am7
But I was a mere lad of six-teen;
 D MajorD      D7D7     G+G  G7G7
 I've aged a year since then.

Verse 3:

    C majorC    Am7Am7  Dm7Dm7   G7G7  Dm7Dm7  G7G7       C majorC
She was only six-teen, only six-teen, with eyes that would glow.
  C majorC      Am7Am7   Dm7Dm7   G7G7    Dm7Dm7    G7G7    C majorC
But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.

Bridge 2:

   Dm7Dm7     G7G7    CM7    Am7Am7
(Then why did you give your heart so fast?)
  Dm7Dm7    G7G7    CM7 Am7Am7
It never will happen a-gain.
   Dm7Dm7    G7G7  CM7    Am7Am7
(But you were a mere lad of six-teen);
D MajorD      D7D7     G+G   G7G7
 I've aged a year since then.

Verse 4:

    C majorC    Am7Am7  Dm7Dm7   G7G7  Dm7Dm7  G7G7       C majorC
She was only six-teen, only six-teen, with eyes that would glow.
  C majorC      Am7Am7   Dm7Dm7   G7G7    Dm7Dm7    G7G7    C majorC
But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.

  C majorC      Am7Am7   Dm7Dm7   G7G7    Dm7Dm7    G7G7    C majorC
But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.
C majorC      Am7Am7   Dm7Dm7   G7G7    Dm7Dm7    G7G7    C majorC   FF C majorC
 She was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.