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[Intro]
D#m D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#
[Verse 1]
D#mNobody will stop us from growing,
and F#we all breathe with also knowing,
that A#mwe can not be forever G#young
[Verse 2]
Some D#mchoices we’ll make in our life,
will F#also entail sacrifice,
but A#mwe sure can’t be, forever G#young
[Chorus]
C#And we’re not sixteen G#anymore, time will fly, our lives will A#msoar, but we won’t come F#undone
C#Yeah we were sixteen once beG#fore, had something life was worth living A#mfor,
but we sure won’t be, we F#sure can’t be, G#forever youngD#m  D#m/C#  D#m/C  D#m/A#  
[Verse 3]
If D#myou came to me and told me I, could F#never make it perfectly right,
I A#mwouldn’t believe you, can’t be forever G#young
But D#mnow as I’m older, I realize what life’s aF#bout and I wonder,
will you ever A#msee? We’re not forever G#young
[Chorus]
C#And we’re not sixteen G#anymore, time will fly, our lives will A#msoar, but we won’t come F#undone
C#Yeah we were sixteen once beG#fore, had something life was worth living A#mfor,
but we sure won’t be, we F#sure can’t be, G#forever D#young
[Solo]
 G#   Cm   A#/  C#   F#   A#m   F#  G#  
[Chorus]
C#And we’re not sixteen G#anymore, time will fly, our lives will A#msoar, but we won’t come F#undone
C#Yeah we were sixteen once beG#fore, had something life was worth living A#mfor,
but we sure won’t be, we F#sure can’t be, G#forever C#young
C#And we’re not sixteen G#anymore, time will fly, our lives will A#msoar, but we won’t come F#undone
C#Yeah we were sixteen once beG#fore, had something life was worth living A#mfor,
but we sure won’t be, we F#sure can’t be, G#forever C#young
C#Yeah we were sixteen once beG#fore, had something life was worth living A#mfor,
but we sure won’t be, we F#sure can’t be, G#forever D#myoung
[Outro]
D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#
D#m D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#

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Sixteen

by Masco Nelson Alvaréz

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D#m

D#m/C#

D#m/C

D#m/A#

A#m

[Intro]

D#m D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#

[Verse 1]

D#m

Nobody will stop us from growing,

and we all breathe with also knowing,

A#m G#

that we can not be forever young

[Verse 2]

D#m

Some choices we’ll make in our life,

will also entail sacrifice,

A#m G#

but we sure can’t be, forever young

[Chorus]

C# G# A#m F#

And we’re not sixteen anymore, time will fly, our lives will soar, but we won’t come undone

C# G# A#m

Yeah we were sixteen once before, had something life was worth living for,

F# G# D#m D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#

but we sure won’t be, we sure can’t be, forever young

[Verse 3]

D#m F#

If you came to me and told me I, could never make it perfectly right,

A#m G#

I wouldn’t believe you, can’t be forever young

D#m F#

But now as I’m older, I realize what life’s about and I wonder,

A#m G#

will you ever see? We’re not forever young

[Chorus]

C# G# A#m F#

And we’re not sixteen anymore, time will fly, our lives will soar, but we won’t come undone

C# G# A#m

Yeah we were sixteen once before, had something life was worth living for,

F# G# D#

but we sure won’t be, we sure can’t be, forever young

[Solo]

G# Cm A# C# F# A#m F# G#

[Chorus]

C# G# A#m F#

And we’re not sixteen anymore, time will fly, our lives will soar, but we won’t come undone

C# G# A#m

Yeah we were sixteen once before, had something life was worth living for,

F# G# C#

but we sure won’t be, we sure can’t be, forever young

C# G# A#m F#

And we’re not sixteen anymore, time will fly, our lives will soar, but we won’t come undone

C# G# A#m

Yeah we were sixteen once before, had something life was worth living for,

F# G# C#

but we sure won’t be, we sure can’t be, forever young

C# G# A#m

Yeah we were sixteen once before, had something life was worth living for,

F# G# D#m

but we sure won’t be, we sure can’t be, forever young

[Outro]

D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#

D#m D#m/C# D#m/C D#m/A#

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