(SHE WAS) ONLY SIXTEEN

by Sam Cooke

(SHE WAS) ONLY SIXTEEN. BY SAM COOKE
SOUNDS NICE IN Bb
PLAY AT MODERATE TEMPO.


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SHE WAS ON-LY SIX-TEEN ON-LY SIX-TEEN
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OH I LOVED HER SO-O-O
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SHE WAS TO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE
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AND I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW
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WE'ED LAUGH AND WE'ED SING AND DO LIT-TLE THINGS
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HOW THEY MADE MY HEART GLO-O-OW
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SHE WAS TO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE 
 5  4  5  4    3   -3  4
AND I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW

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WHY DID I GIVE MY HEART SO FAST
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IT NEV-ER WILL HAP-PEN A-GAIN
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BUT I WAS A MERE LAD OF SIX-TEEN
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I'VE AGED A YEAR SINCE TH-EN
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SHE WAS ON-LY SIX-TEEN ON-LY SIX-TEEN
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WITH EYES THAT WOULD GLO-O-OW
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SHE WAS TO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE
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AND I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW

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THEN WHY DID YOU GIVE YOUR HEART SO FAST?
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I CAN'T LET IT HAP-PEN A-GAIN!
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BUT YOU WERE A MERE LAD OF SIX-TEEN
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I'VE AGED A YEAR SINCE TH-EN
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SHE WAS ON-LY SIX-TEEN ON-LY SIX-TEEN
 -5   5    4     -4   5  6 5
WITH EYES THAT WOULD GLO-O-OW
 5   -6  6   5   4   -4  5   -6  6
BUT SHE WAS TO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE
 5  4  5   4   3   -3  4
AND I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW
 5   -5 5   4    5   -5  -6  6
SHE WAS TO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE
 5  4  5  4    3   -3   4
AND I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW