Dr Hook And The Medicine Show – Only Sixteen chords

An accurate tab and an excellent upper novice song to practise changing barre 
chords.  A basic 1,4,5 progression with some pretty touches.

Written by: Sam Cooke (1959)
This version: Dr Hook and the Medicine Show from the album "Bankrupt" (1975)
Tabbed by: Kellie G.

Key: F

Intro: F Dm Bb C

(F)She was only sixteen, (Bb)only six(C)teen
(Bb)But I(C) loved her (F)so
She was too young to (Bb)fall in (C)love
And (Bb)I was (C)too young to (F)know

We'd laugh and we'd sing, and (Bb)do funny (C)things
(Bb)And it (C)made our hearts (F)glow
She was too young to (Bb)fall in (C)love
And (Bb)I was (C)too young to (F)know

So (Bb)why did I (C)give my (F)heart so fast?
It (Bb)never will (C)happen a(F)gain
But (Bb)I was a (C)mere (F)child of six(Dm)teen
(G)I've aged a year since (C)then

She was (F)only sixteen, (Bb)only six(C)teen
(Bb)Oh, with (C)eyes that would (F)glow
She was too young to (Bb)fall in (C)love
And (Bb)I was (C)too young to (F)know

Instrumental as the verse

So (Bb)why did I (C)give my (F)heart so fast?
It (Bb)never will (C)happen a(F)gain
But (Bb)I was a (C)mere (F)child of six(Dm)teen
(G)I've aged a year since (C)then

Now she was (F)only sixteen, (Bb)only six(C)teen
(Bb)Oh, but I (C)loved that girl (F)so
She was too young to (Bb)fall in (C)love
And (Bb)I was (C)too young to (F)know

Yeah she was too young to (Bb)fall in (C)love
And (Bb)I
I was too (C)young 
I was much too young to (F)know

Coda: Bb Bbm F

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