Chords for Dr. Hook - "Only Sixteen" (From The Old Grey Whistle Test Show)
Tempo:
108.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
She [Gm] [C]
[F] was only 16, [C] only [Bb] 16, but [Cm] I loved [F] her so.
She was too young [C] to fall in love, [Gm] and I [C] was too young to know.
[F]
We'd laugh and we'd sing [Bb] and do funny [C]
[Bb] things, [C] and it made [F] our hearts glow.
But she was too young [Bb] to fall [C] in love, [Bb] and I [C] was too [F] young to know.
[Bb] So why did [C] I give [F] my heart so fast?
[Bb] It never [C] will happen [F] again.
[Bb] But I was [C] a mere [F] child of [Dm]
16.
[G] I've aged a year [C] since then.
She [F] was only 16, [Gm] only [C]
16, [Gm] but [C] she had [F] eyes that would glow.
She was too young [Bb] to [C] fall in [Gm] love, and I [C] was too [F] young to know.
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Dm]
[Bb] So why did [C] I give my [F] heart so fast?
[Bb] It never [C] will happen [F] again.
[Bb] But I was [C] a mere [F] child of [Dm] 16.
[G] I've aged a [C] year since then.
But she [F] was only 16, [Bb] only [C]
16, [Bb] [C] but I loved that [F] girl so.
She was too young [Gm] to fall in [C]
love, [Bb] and I was [C] too young [F] to know.
Yeah, she was too young [Gm] to [C] fall in love, [Bb] and I was [C] too young.
[F]
[G] I was much too young to [F] know.
[Bb] [Bbm] [F]
[G]
She [Gm] [C]
[F] was only 16, [C] only [Bb] 16, but [Cm] I loved [F] her so.
She was too young [C] to fall in love, [Gm] and I [C] was too young to know.
[F]
We'd laugh and we'd sing [Bb] and do funny [C]
[Bb] things, [C] and it made [F] our hearts glow.
But she was too young [Bb] to fall [C] in love, [Bb] and I [C] was too [F] young to know.
[Bb] So why did [C] I give [F] my heart so fast?
[Bb] It never [C] will happen [F] again.
[Bb] But I was [C] a mere [F] child of [Dm]
16.
[G] I've aged a year [C] since then.
She [F] was only 16, [Gm] only [C]
16, [Gm] but [C] she had [F] eyes that would glow.
She was too young [Bb] to [C] fall in [Gm] love, and I [C] was too [F] young to know.
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Dm]
[Bb] So why did [C] I give my [F] heart so fast?
[Bb] It never [C] will happen [F] again.
[Bb] But I was [C] a mere [F] child of [Dm] 16.
[G] I've aged a [C] year since then.
But she [F] was only 16, [Bb] only [C]
16, [Bb] [C] but I loved that [F] girl so.
She was too young [Gm] to fall in [C]
love, [Bb] and I was [C] too young [F] to know.
Yeah, she was too young [Gm] to [C] fall in love, [Bb] and I was [C] too young.
[F]
[G] I was much too young to [F] know.
[Bb] [Bbm] [F]
[G]
Key:
C
F
Bb
Gm
G
C
F
Bb
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] was only 16, _ [C] only [Bb] 16, but [Cm] I loved [F] her so. _
She was too young [C] to fall in love, [Gm] and I [C] was too young to know.
[F] _
We'd laugh and we'd sing [Bb] and do funny [C] _
[Bb] things, [C] and it made [F] our hearts glow.
But she was too young [Bb] to fall [C] in love, [Bb] and I [C] was too [F] young to know. _
[Bb] So why did [C] I give [F] my heart so fast?
[Bb] It never [C] will happen [F] again. _
[Bb] But I was [C] a mere [F] child of [Dm]
16.
[G] I've aged a year [C] since then.
She [F] was only 16, [Gm] only [C]
16, [Gm] but [C] she had [F] eyes that would glow.
She was too young [Bb] to [C] fall in [Gm] love, and I [C] was too [F] young to know.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
[Bb] So why did [C] I give my [F] heart so fast?
[Bb] It never [C] will happen [F] again. _
[Bb] But I was [C] a mere [F] child of [Dm] 16.
_ [G] I've aged a [C] year since then.
But she [F] was only 16, _ [Bb] only [C]
16, [Bb] _ [C] but I loved that [F] girl so. _
She was too young [Gm] to fall in [C]
love, [Bb] and I was [C] too young [F] to know.
Yeah, she was too young [Gm] to [C] fall in love, [Bb] and I _ _ _ _ _ was [C] too young.
_ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ I was much too young to [F] know.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
She _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] was only 16, _ [C] only [Bb] 16, but [Cm] I loved [F] her so. _
She was too young [C] to fall in love, [Gm] and I [C] was too young to know.
[F] _
We'd laugh and we'd sing [Bb] and do funny [C] _
[Bb] things, [C] and it made [F] our hearts glow.
But she was too young [Bb] to fall [C] in love, [Bb] and I [C] was too [F] young to know. _
[Bb] So why did [C] I give [F] my heart so fast?
[Bb] It never [C] will happen [F] again. _
[Bb] But I was [C] a mere [F] child of [Dm]
16.
[G] I've aged a year [C] since then.
She [F] was only 16, [Gm] only [C]
16, [Gm] but [C] she had [F] eyes that would glow.
She was too young [Bb] to [C] fall in [Gm] love, and I [C] was too [F] young to know.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
[Bb] So why did [C] I give my [F] heart so fast?
[Bb] It never [C] will happen [F] again. _
[Bb] But I was [C] a mere [F] child of [Dm] 16.
_ [G] I've aged a [C] year since then.
But she [F] was only 16, _ [Bb] only [C]
16, [Bb] _ [C] but I loved that [F] girl so. _
She was too young [Gm] to fall in [C]
love, [Bb] and I was [C] too young [F] to know.
Yeah, she was too young [Gm] to [C] fall in love, [Bb] and I _ _ _ _ _ was [C] too young.
_ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ I was much too young to [F] know.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _