Sweet Sixteen

Chuck Berry

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Key:
G C G D [Chorus]
G Sweet Sixteen,
G7 Sweet Sixteen,
C Sweet Sixteen,
C7 Sweet Sixteen
G E7 A Ah, you're the sweetest little thing
D G C Cm G D That I have ever seen {Verse 1]
G But you would not
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G7 You would not do
C C7 G Everything that I ask you to
E7 A Guess you ran away from your home, darling
D G C Cm G D Now, you wanna run away from me too [Verse 2]
G G7 Well, my brother is sent to Korea
C C7 G And my sister settled down in New-Orleans
E7 A Guess my mother is up in heaven
D And now I wonder what
G C Cm G D Would happen to me [Chorus]
G Sweet Sixteen,
G7 Sweet Sixteen,
C Sweet Sixteen,
C7 G Sweet Sixteen
E7 A Yes your the sweetest little thing
D G C Cm G D6 That I ever seen
Song details

Composition: B.B. King and Joe Josea

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