Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen Chords by Neil Sedaka

Tempo:
161.75 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ab

G

D

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen chords
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[C] [Db] Sha la la la la [Bbm] la la la la, [Gb] happy birthday sweet [Ab] sixteen
[Db] Sha la la la la [Bbm] la la la la, [Gb] happy birthday sweet [Ab] sixteen
[Db] Two nights a night, [F] I've waited for
[Bbm] Because you're not a baby [Db]
anymore
[Gb] You've turned [G] into the [Db] prettiest girl I've ever [Bb] [Eb] seen
Happy birthday sweet [Ab] sixteen
[Db] What happened to [F] that funny face?
[Bbm] My little tomboy now [Db] wears that new venlay
[Gb] I [G] can't believe my [Db] eyes, it's just a teenage [Bb] dream
[Eb]
[Ab] Happy birthday sweet [Db] sixteen
[Ab] When you were only six, [Db] I was your big brother
[Ab] Then when you were ten, [Db] we didn't like each other
[Bb] When you were thirteen, we [Ebm] were all a funny valentine
[Bbm] Since you've grown up, your future [Eb] is sewn up
[Ab] From now on you're gonna be my [Db] beau
If I just [F] smile with sweet surprise
[Bbm] It's just that you've grown [Db] up before my very [Gb] eyes
You've [G] turned into the [Db] prettiest girl I've [Bb] ever [Eb] seen
[Ab] Happy birthday sweet [Db]
sixteen
[A]
[D] If I just smile [Gb] with sweet surprise
[Bm] It's just that you've grown [D] up before my very [G] eyes
You've [Ab] turned into the [D] prettiest girl I've [B] ever [E] seen
Happy [A] birthday sweet [D] sixteen
Tra-la-la-la-la [Bm]-la-la
[G] Happy birthday sweet [A] sixteen
[D] Tra-la
[Bm] -la [G]-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet [A] sixteen
[D] Tra-la-la
[Bm] [G] -la-la-la
Happy [A] birthday sweet sixteen
[D] Tra-la-la [Bm]
[G] -la-la-la
Sweet [A] sixteen
[D] [Bm]
Key:  
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
G
2131
D
1321
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Neil Sedaka - Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen chords, practice playing G, A, D, Bm, Ab, Db, Bbm, Gb, Bb, Eb and Ab in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 80 BPM and then match the original tempo of 162 BPM. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [C] _ _ [Db] Sha la la la la [Bbm] la la la la, [Gb] happy birthday sweet [Ab] sixteen
_ _ [Db] Sha la la la la [Bbm] la la la la, [Gb] happy birthday sweet [Ab] _ sixteen
_ [Db] _ Two nights a night, _ [F] _ I've waited _ for
_ [Bbm] _ Because you're not a baby [Db] _ _ _ _
anymore
_ _ [Gb] _ You've turned [G] into the [Db] prettiest girl I've ever [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] seen
Happy _ birthday sweet [Ab] sixteen _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ What happened _ to _ [F] _ that funny _ _ face?
[Bbm] _ My little tomboy now [Db] wears that new _ venlay
_ [Gb] _ I [G] can't believe my [Db] eyes, it's just a teenage [Bb] _ _ dream
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] Happy birthday sweet [Db] sixteen _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ When you were only six, [Db] _ I was your big brother
_ [Ab] _ Then when you were ten, [Db] we didn't like each other
_ [Bb] _ When you were thirteen, we [Ebm] were all a funny _ _ _ valentine
[Bbm] Since you've grown up, your future [Eb] is sewn up
[Ab] From now on you're gonna be my [Db] beau
If I just _ _ [F] smile with sweet _ surprise
_ [Bbm] _ _ It's just that you've grown [Db] up before my very _ _ [Gb] eyes
_ You've [G] turned into the [Db] prettiest girl I've [Bb] ever _ _ [Eb] seen _ _
[Ab] Happy birthday sweet [Db] _ _ _
sixteen
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ If I just smile _ [Gb] _ with sweet _ surprise
_ [Bm] _ _ It's just that you've grown [D] up before my very _ _ [G] eyes
_ You've [Ab] turned into the [D] prettiest girl I've [B] ever _ _ [E] seen
_ Happy [A] _ birthday sweet [D] _ sixteen _
_ _ _ _ Tra-la-la-la-la [Bm]-la-la
_ [G] Happy birthday sweet [A] _ sixteen
_ [D] Tra-la _
[Bm] _ _ -la [G]-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet [A] sixteen
_ _ [D] Tra-la-la _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ -la-la-la
Happy [A] birthday sweet sixteen
_ _ [D] Tra-la-la _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ -la-la-la
Sweet [A] sixteen
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _

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