SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN Rodgers & Hammerstein Rolf & Leisl
Font key: Rolf Leisl
F G9 Gm7 F6
You | wait lit^tle girl on^an | emp ty stage e^For | fate to turn n^the | light on nn Your |
F G9 Gm7 F6
| life lit^tle girl is^an | emp ty page e^that | men will want t^to | write on nn to |
A+ Dm C7
| write ee on nn | nn nn nn / |
F F° F Bb C7 F Dm7 G9
| You are six teen | go^ing on sev^en teen | ^Ba by ^its time to | think kk kk / |
| I am six teen | go^ing on sev^en teen | ^I know ^that I'm na | ive ee ee / |
C7 F Gm7 G7 C7 C+
| ^Bet ter ^be ware be | ^can ny ^and care ful | ^Ba by ^youre on the | brink kk kk / |
| ^Fel lows ^I meet may | ^tell me ^I'm sweet and | ^will ing ^ly I’ll be | lieve ee ee / |
F F° F Bb C7 F Dm7 G9
||: You are six teen | go^ing on sev^en teen | ^Fel lows ^will fall in | line ee ee / |
||: I am six teen | go^ing on sev^en teen | ^In no ^cent as a | rose ee ee / |
C7 F Gm7 C7 F
| ^Ea ger ^young lads and | ^rou ges ^and cads will | ^of fer ^you food and | wine ee ee / |
| ^Ba che ^lor dan dies | ^drink ers ^of brand ies | ^what do ^I know of | those ee ee / |
Bb F7 Bb
| ^To tal ^ly un pre | pared are you u^to | face a world of | men nn nn / |
| ^To tal ^ly un pre | pared am I..I^to | face a world of | men nn nn / |
F D9 G7 C7
| ^Ti mid ^and shy and | scared are you u^of | things be yond your | ken nn nn / |
| ^Ti mid ^and shy and | scared am I..I^of | things be yond your | ken nn nn / |
F F° F Bb C7 Gm7 C° C7 F F° F Bbm
| You need some one | old^er and wis er | ^Tell ing ^you what to | do oo oo oo |
| I need some one | old^er and wis er | ^Tell ing ^me what to | do oo oo oo |
F F° F Bb D7 D9 G9 G°
| I am sev^en teen | go^ing on eigh teen | I’ ll ll take | ca re ee of |
| You are sev^en teen | go^ing on eigh teen | I’ ll ll de | pe nd dd on |
F G9 C7
1. | you uu uu uu | / / / / :||
F
2. | you uu uu uu | uu uu / / ||
About this song:
Sixteen Going On Seventeen is performed by Rolf & Leisl and written by Rodgers & Hammerstein.
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