Sweet 16 chords by Matt Maltese

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
AbAb Eb MajorEb x3

Verse 1:
 AbAb    Eb MajorEb
You, an angel in my class
 AbAb   Eb MajorEb
Me, a kind-natured ass
 AbAb
I watched you smile
 Eb MajorEb
I watched you true
 AbAb
Couple seasons later
 Eb MajorEb
Shows over baby blue
 AbAb   Eb MajorEb
Now, twenty-something on the bus
 AbAb
Things change
 Eb MajorEb
I'm way more of a shmuck
 AbAb
Once in a while
 Eb MajorEb
I see you online
 AbAb                     Eb MajorEb
Who said the internet was good for getting on with your life?

Chorus:
 F minorFm
Looking back
 Bb majorBb
Think I'm projecting here but
 DbDb             Bb majorBb
Sweet 16, you're really the sweetest
 F minorFm
Looking back
 BB
You can look all you want but
 DbDb             Bb majorBb
Sweet 16 won't fix all your problems


Verse 2:
 AbAb  Eb MajorEb
Me, I wrote you quite the email
 AbAb  Eb MajorEb
You, sent out an office reply (I was out of town)
 AbAb
Well, nevermind
      Eb MajorEb
Let's "let bygones be bygones"
 AbAb                 Eb MajorEb
I can always passively-aggressively put you in a song

Chorus:
F minorFm
Looking back
Bb majorBb
Think I'm projecting here but
DbDb             Bb majorBb
Sweet 16, you're really the sweetest
F minorFm
Looking back
Bb majorBb
You can look all you want but
DbDb             Bb majorBb
Sweet 16 won't fix all your problems
   F minorFm
Oh, looking back
Bb majorBb
Think I'm projecting here but
DbDb              Bb majorBb
Sweet 16, you're really the sweetest
F minorFm
Looking back
Bb majorBb
Make your excuses but
Dmaj7Dmaj7            Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Sweet 16 won't fix all your problems


Outro:
Fmaj7Fmaj7      Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Well, look at us now
F minorFm
I don't know you
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
You don't know me
Fmaj7Fmaj7
I live my life
     Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
You live yours
Fmaj7Fmaj7         DbDb    Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
Guess that's what the kids call closure
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Do you think of me too?
  F minorFm        AbAb
Or have we passed the cut-off point?
C minorCm Fmaj7Fmaj7    Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
When it's frowned upon
Dbmaj7Dbmaj7       Eb MajorEb
To think sometimes about your
   FF
Sweet 16