E
You couldn't tell little Jackie
A
nothing
E A
Sixteen, thought she knew it all
She was searching for the love she missed, yeah
E
And so she ran away
[Pre-Chorus]
E
Slow Down
A
You're moving way too fast
E
Sixteen
There's so much for you to have
[Chorus]
Sweet sixteen
A E
Do you know where you're running to?
Do you know?
Sweet sixteen
[Verse 2]
A
She fell in love with a man who was so fine (So fine)
E
He made her promises, yeah
A
She didn't stopped to think if he was serious no, no, no
E
Until she had his baby
Sweet sixteen
[Pre-Chorus]
E
Slow down
A
You're moving way too fast
E
Sixteen
There's so much for you ahead, oh
[Chorus]
A
Sweet sixteen (Sweet sixteen)
E
Do you know where you're running to?
G E
Feel like you've got no where to go
[Break]
F#m
Sixteen years (Mmhm)
C#m
Sixteen prayers (Wha what?)
F#m
Sixteen reason why I care (Yeah, yeah)
G#m
Sixteen tears (Uh huh)
You're sixteen still (Yea, yea)
E
Sweet sixteen
Girl
[Bridge]
E
I know you're feelin' lonely (I know you're feeling lonely)
Who you gonna turn to? (Who you gonna turn to?)
A
Feels like the world is closing in on you (On you)
Sweet sixteen
C#m
You need to cherish what you have
G#m
You can forget about the past
A
Now you can start all over
You can start all over and
B F#m
Cherish your life
[Pre-Chorus]
E
Slow down
A
You're moving way too fast
E
Your only sixteen
F#m
There's so much more to life ahead,
E
ohh
[Chorus]
A
Sweet sixteen (Sweet sixteen)
E
Do you know where you're running to?
Sweet sixteen, girl I know it gets hard, so take take it slow
A
Sweet sixteen (Sweet sixteen!)
Do you know where you're going to?
E
(Do you know, do you know, do you know? Going to yeah)
A
Sweet sixteen, at sixteen
E
At sixteen (Do you know)
G A
Do you know where you're going to?
E
(Where you, where you goin to, where you, where you goin to)
