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Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen

by Neil Sedaka

Written by: Sedaka & Greenfield

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET SIXTEEN Sedaka & Greenfield Neil Sedaka G Em Am D7 ||: Tra la^la ^la la ^la | ^a la ^la la Hap^py | Birth day Sweet Six | teen nn nn / :|| x2 G B7 ||: / To nights the^night | tt tt / / | / I've ^wait ed ^for | rr rr / / | ||: / What hap pened^to | oo oo / / | / that ^fun ny ^face | ee ee / / | ||: / If I should^smile | ee ee / / | / with ^sweet sur ^prise | ee ee / / | ||: / If I should^smile | ee ee / / | / with ^sweet sur ^prise | ee ee / / | Em G7 | / Be cause you're | not a ba by | yy an nn y^more | ee ee / / | | / My lit tle | tom boy now wears | ss sat^in nn and^lace | ee ee / / | | / It's just that | you've grown up be | fore my very^eyes | ss ss / / | | / It's just that | you've grown up be | fore my very^eyes | ss ss / / | C Gdim G E7 | / You've turned in | to the pret tiest | girl I've ^ev er ^seen | nn nn nn nn | | / I cant be | lieve my eyes you're | just a ^teen age ^dream | mm mm mm mm | | / You've turned in | to the pret tiest | girl I've ^ev er ^seen | nn nn nn nn | | / You've turned in | to the pret tiest | girl I've ^ev er ^seen | nn nn nn nn | Am D7 1. | / Hap pp py | Birth day Sweet Six | teen n^n nn nn | / / / / :|| Am D7 G D7 2. | / Hap pp py | Birth day Sweet Six | teen n^n nn nn | / / / / | / When you u^were | G D7 | ^on ly ^six xx / | / I^was your bi^g | broth er rr / | / Then wh h^en | G E7 | ^you were ^ten nn / | ~ We^did^nt like ea^ch | oth er rr / | / When you u^were | Am | thir teen n^You^were^a | fun ny ^Va len ^tine | ee ee / ~ ^But | A7 D7 | since you've grown^up ~ ^Your | fu^ture is sewn^up / | From now on youre^gon | | n^na be mine so :|| Am D7 G D7 3. | / Hap pp py | Birth day Sweet Six | teen n^n nn nn | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| 4. | / Hap pp py | Birth day Sweet Six | teen n^n nn nn | / / / / | Repeat Intro (x2) and fade

About this song:

Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen is performed by Neil Sedaka and written by Sedaka & Greenfield. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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