Only Sixteen Bass Tab by Sam Cooke

Only Sixteen bass tab by Sam Cooke

Bass Tab

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.
Comments at bass254@btinternet.com

Verse 1:
                  She was only sixteen...
G|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------|

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Verse 2:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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)
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----------------------------6--------6-----------|
A|------8----4----6----4----6-------6--8-------8----4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

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