Sweet 16 chords by Matt Maltese

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
Ab  Eb x3

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

Chorus:
 Fm
Looking back
 Bb
Think I'm projecting here but
 Db                         Bb
Sweet 16, you're really the sweetest
 Fm
Looking back
 B
You can look all you want but
 Db                         Bb
Sweet 16 won't fix all your problems


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


Chorus:
Fm
Looking back
Bb
Think I'm projecting here but
Db                          Bb
Sweet 16, you're really the sweetest
Fm
Looking back
Bb
You can look all you want but
Db                          Bb
Sweet 16 won't fix all your problems
     Fm
Oh, looking back
Bb
Think I'm projecting here but
Db                           Bb
Sweet 16, you're really the sweetest
Fm
Looking back
Bb
Make your excuses but
Dmaj7                        Bbmaj7
Sweet 16 won't fix all your problems


Outro:
Fmaj7            Bbmaj7
Well, look at us now
Fm
I don't know you
Ebmaj7
You don't know me
Fmaj7
I live my life
         Bbmaj7
You live yours
Fmaj7                  Db       Ebmaj7
Guess that's what the kids call closure
Fmaj7
Do you think of me too?
    Fm                Ab
Or have we passed the cut-off point?
Cm  Fmaj7        Bbmaj7
When it's frowned upon
Dbmaj7              Eb
To think sometimes about your
      F
Sweet 16