Only Sixteen chords by Sam Cooke

By Rick In Macon

Verse 1:

    C    Am7  Dm7   G7  Dm7 G7    C
She was only six-teen, only six-teen, and I loved her so.
  C      Am7   Dm7   G7    Dm7    G7    C
But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.

Verse 2:

   C       Am7    Dm7      G7
We'd laugh and we'd sing, and do the little things,
Dm7  G7      C
 That made my heart glow.
  C      Am7   Dm7   G7    Dm7    G7    C
But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.

Bridge 1:

Dm7    G7   CM7   Am7
 Why did I give my heart so fast?
Dm7      G7   CM7  Am7
It never will happen a-gain.
  Dm7   G7  CM7    Am7
But I was a mere lad of six-teen;
 D      D7     G  G7
 I've aged a year since then.

Verse 3:

    C    Am7  Dm7   G7  Dm7  G7       C
She was only six-teen, only six-teen, with eyes that would glow.
  C      Am7   Dm7   G7    Dm7    G7    C
But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.

Bridge 2:

   Dm7     G7    CM7    Am7
(Then why did you give your heart so fast?)
  Dm7    G7    CM7 Am7
It never will happen a-gain.
   Dm7    G7  CM7    Am7
(But you were a mere lad of six-teen);
D      D7     G   G7
 I've aged a year since then.

Verse 4:

    C    Am7  Dm7   G7  Dm7  G7       C
She was only six-teen, only six-teen, with eyes that would glow.
  C      Am7   Dm7   G7    Dm7    G7    C
But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.

  C      Am7   Dm7   G7    Dm7    G7    C
But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.
C      Am7   Dm7   G7    Dm7    G7    C   F C
 She was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.