Chords for Neil Sedaka - Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen (From "The Show Goes On")
Tempo:
157.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Gm
G
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F] [G] [A]
[Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] Sixteen
[Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] Sixteen
[Bb] Tonight's the night
[D] I've waited for [Am]
[Gm] Because you're not a baby [Bb] anymore
[Eb] You turned [E] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] seen
Sing it out!
[C] [Gm]
[Dm] [F]
[Bb] What happened to
[D] that funny face?
[Am]
[Gm] My little tomboy now [Bb] wears satins and lace
[Eb] I can't [Em] believe my eyes, [Bb] just a teenage [G] dream
Once again!
[C] [F]
[Bb] Sounds good!
[F] [Gm]
[F] When you were only six, [Bb] I was your big [F] brother
[Gm]
[F] And when you were ten, [Bb] we didn't like each [Dm] other
[Ab]
[G] When you were thirteen, you [Cm] were a funny valentine
[Gm] But since you've grown up, your future is [F] sewn up
From now on, you're gonna be [Bb] my soul
If I should smile [D] with sweet surprise
[Gm] It's just that you've grown up [Bb] before my very eyes
[Eb] You turned [E] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] seen Again!
[C] [F]
[Bb] [G] [F]
[Bb] If I should smile
[D] with sweet surprise
[Gm]
It's just that you've grown up [Bb]
before my very eyes
[Eb]
You turned [Db] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] [C] seen
[F] Sweet [Bb]
[F] Sixteen
[Gm] [F] [Bb] Tra la la la la [Gm] la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] Sixteen
[Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] Sixteen
[Cm] I could [Bb] never figure out an [Gm] ending, [Cm]
so [F] I faded away
[Bb] [N]
[Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] Sixteen
[Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] Sixteen
[Bb] Tonight's the night
[D] I've waited for [Am]
[Gm] Because you're not a baby [Bb] anymore
[Eb] You turned [E] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] seen
Sing it out!
[C] [Gm]
[Dm] [F]
[Bb] What happened to
[D] that funny face?
[Am]
[Gm] My little tomboy now [Bb] wears satins and lace
[Eb] I can't [Em] believe my eyes, [Bb] just a teenage [G] dream
Once again!
[C] [F]
[Bb] Sounds good!
[F] [Gm]
[F] When you were only six, [Bb] I was your big [F] brother
[Gm]
[F] And when you were ten, [Bb] we didn't like each [Dm] other
[Ab]
[G] When you were thirteen, you [Cm] were a funny valentine
[Gm] But since you've grown up, your future is [F] sewn up
From now on, you're gonna be [Bb] my soul
If I should smile [D] with sweet surprise
[Gm] It's just that you've grown up [Bb] before my very eyes
[Eb] You turned [E] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] seen Again!
[C] [F]
[Bb] [G] [F]
[Bb] If I should smile
[D] with sweet surprise
[Gm]
It's just that you've grown up [Bb]
before my very eyes
[Eb]
You turned [Db] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] [C] seen
[F] Sweet [Bb]
[F] Sixteen
[Gm] [F] [Bb] Tra la la la la [Gm] la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] Sixteen
[Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] Sixteen
[Cm] I could [Bb] never figure out an [Gm] ending, [Cm]
so [F] I faded away
[Bb] [N]
Key:
Bb
F
Gm
G
Cm
Bb
F
Gm
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [G] _ [A] _
[Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] _ Sixteen _
[Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] _ _ Sixteen
[Bb] _ _ _ Tonight's the night _
[D] _ I've waited for [Am] _ _
[Gm] _ Because you're not a baby [Bb] _ _ _ anymore _ _
[Eb] You _ turned [E] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] seen
Sing it out!
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ What happened to _ _
[D] that funny face?
[Am] _ _
[Gm] _ My little _ tomboy now [Bb] wears satins and lace _
[Eb] I _ can't [Em] believe my eyes, [Bb] just a teenage [G] _ dream
Once again!
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Sounds good!
_ [F] _ [Gm] _
[F] _ When you were only six, [Bb] _ I was your big [F] brother
[Gm] _
[F] _ And when you were ten, [Bb] we didn't like each [Dm] other
[Ab] _
[G] When you were thirteen, you [Cm] were a funny _ _ valentine
[Gm] But since you've grown up, your future is [F] sewn up
From now on, you're gonna be [Bb] my soul
If I should _ smile [D] _ _ with sweet surprise _
[Gm] _ _ It's just that you've grown up [Bb] before my very eyes _
[Eb] You turned [E] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] _ seen Again!
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ If I should smile _
[D] _ with sweet surprise
_ [Gm] _
_ It's just that you've grown up [Bb]
before my very eyes
_ [Eb] _
You turned [Db] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] _ _ [C] seen _
_ _ [F] _ _ Sweet _ [Bb] _
[F] Sixteen
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Tra la la la la [Gm] la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] _ Sixteen
_ [Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] Sixteen
[Cm] I could [Bb] never figure out an [Gm] ending, _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
so [F] I faded away
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] _ Sixteen _
[Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] _ _ Sixteen
[Bb] _ _ _ Tonight's the night _
[D] _ I've waited for [Am] _ _
[Gm] _ Because you're not a baby [Bb] _ _ _ anymore _ _
[Eb] You _ turned [E] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] seen
Sing it out!
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ What happened to _ _
[D] that funny face?
[Am] _ _
[Gm] _ My little _ tomboy now [Bb] wears satins and lace _
[Eb] I _ can't [Em] believe my eyes, [Bb] just a teenage [G] _ dream
Once again!
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Sounds good!
_ [F] _ [Gm] _
[F] _ When you were only six, [Bb] _ I was your big [F] brother
[Gm] _
[F] _ And when you were ten, [Bb] we didn't like each [Dm] other
[Ab] _
[G] When you were thirteen, you [Cm] were a funny _ _ valentine
[Gm] But since you've grown up, your future is [F] sewn up
From now on, you're gonna be [Bb] my soul
If I should _ smile [D] _ _ with sweet surprise _
[Gm] _ _ It's just that you've grown up [Bb] before my very eyes _
[Eb] You turned [E] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] _ seen Again!
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ If I should smile _
[D] _ with sweet surprise
_ [Gm] _
_ It's just that you've grown up [Bb]
before my very eyes
_ [Eb] _
You turned [Db] into the [Bb] prettiest girl I've ever [G] _ _ [C] seen _
_ _ [F] _ _ Sweet _ [Bb] _
[F] Sixteen
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Tra la la la la [Gm] la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] _ Sixteen
_ [Bb] Tra la la la [Gm] la la la la la [Cm] Happy Birthday Sweet [F] Sixteen
[Cm] I could [Bb] never figure out an [Gm] ending, _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
so [F] I faded away
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _