| Ab | Fm | C# | Eb7 | She was | only | sixteen | only | sixteen |
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| Ab | Fm | C# | Eb | But | she was too | young to | fall in love | |
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| C# | Eb7 | Ab | and | I was too | young | to know |
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| Ab | Fm | C# | Eb7 | We'd | laugh and we'd | sing and | do funny | things |
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| C# | Eb7 | Ab | | And it | made our heart | s glow |
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| Ab | Fm | C# | Eb | But | she was too | young to | fall in love | |
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| C# | Eb7 | Ab | and | I was too | young | to know |
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| | Bbm | Eb7 | Ab | Fm | | | Why did | I give my | heart so | fast |
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| | Bbm | Eb7 | Ab | | | It never | will happen a | gain |
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| | Bbm | Eb7 | Ab | Fm | | But | I was a | mere | child of | sixteen |
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| | Bb | Bb7 | Eb | Eb7 | | | I've aged a | year sin | ce | then |
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| Ab | Fm | C# | Eb7 | She was | only | sixteen | only | sixteen |
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| C# | Eb7 | Ab | | With eyes | that would | glow |
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| Ab | Fm | C# | Eb | But | she was too | young to | fall in love | |
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| C# | Eb7 | Ab | and | I was too | young | to know |
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