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Sixteen

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
(relative to capo)
e|----3---5---3---5---3---5---3---------------------------------------------|
B|----------5-------5-------5-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C   C/E   F   G(x2)
[Verse 1]
CTake a left here boy, tFake it slowG  
CDon't get distracted by that FradioG  
CI just rolled my eyes and I said, "FDaddy, I knowG"
CI'm fifteen, I ain't green like some ol' Ften year olGd
[Chorus]
CWhat I wouldn't give to be sFixteen, wild and fGree
CCruisin' up and down main in my FF-1G50
CRoll the windows down, bass too lFoud from this burnt CDG  
CI'll be right where I wanna be when I'm sFixteen
SGixteen, yeahC  F  G  
[Verse 2]
CNow that I can drive, finally feel alFive, but I got this cGurfew
CSneakin' in late, smelling like my gFirlfriend's pGerfume
CPeople talk about college and kFnowledge and that's alriGght
CBut all I'm thinkin' 'bout is an unsupervised Saturday night
[Chorus 2]
CWhat I wouldn't give to be eFighteen, wild and fGree
CBuzzin' off a can of the Fgrizzly wintergGreen
CLookin' old enough to pull oFff this fake IDG  
CI'll be right where I wanna be when I'm eiFghteen
ECighteen, yeahF  C  F  
[Bridge]
AmI'm old enough to smoke
I'm Fold enough to vote
But they Cturn me away when I go to the CGotton Eyed Joe
They say the gAmrass is always greener
And FI believe that's right
But my fCriends are off to Vegas, they're lGeavin' me behind
[Chorus 3]
CWhat I wouldn't give to be tFwenty one, wGild and free
COpen up a cold one and drink it lFegally
CChase a bunch of girls, go see the Fworld
Let my Gwild streak run
CI'll be right where I wanna be
When I'm Ftwenty one, Gtwenty oneC  F  G  
(Cwoah, when I'm twenty one)F  G  
(yeah, Cwhen I'm twenty one, it'll be alrightF  
(yeah, Git'll be alright, when I'm Ctwenty one)F  G  
[Outro]
CNow I'm twenty five and I'm drinking Fwine with my Gwife at home
CGot a couple of dogs and a couple of Fsongs on the radioG  
CAnd we sit around and we laugh Fabout how we uGsed to Cbe
CWhen  all we cared about was turning sixteen

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The story behind the song

"Sixteen" captures the universal yearning to be older, charting a young man's journey through different ages. Each verse finds the narrator wishing for the next milestone—whether it's the freedom of driving at sixteen, the independence of eighteen, or the legal rights at twenty-one. Thomas Rhett co-wrote this song, which became a key track on his album Life Changes, reflecting on those biographical moments when all that mattered was turning another year older. It's a nostalgic look at the impatience of youth and the passage of time.

AI-written from these sources:Sixteen (Thomas Rhett song) — Wikipedia ↗Thomas Rhett — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Sixteen

by Thomas Rhett

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C/E

[Intro]

(relative to capo)

e|----3---5---3---5---3---5---3---------------------------------------------|

B|----------5-------5-------5-----------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C C/E F G

(x2)

[Verse 1]

C F G

Take a left here boy, take it slow

C F G

Don't get distracted by that radio

C F G

I just rolled my eyes and I said, "Daddy, I know"

C F G

I'm fifteen, I ain't green like some ol' ten year old

[Chorus]

C F G

What I wouldn't give to be sixteen, wild and free

C F G

Cruisin' up and down main in my F-150

C F G

Roll the windows down, bass too loud from this burnt CD

C F

I'll be right where I wanna be when I'm sixteen

G C F G

Sixteen, yeah

[Verse 2]

C F G

Now that I can drive, finally feel alive, but I got this curfew

C F G

Sneakin' in late, smelling like my girlfriend's perfume

C F G

People talk about college and knowledge and that's alright

But all I'm thinkin' 'bout is an unsupervised Saturday night

[Chorus 2]

C F G

What I wouldn't give to be eighteen, wild and free

C F G

Buzzin' off a can of the grizzly wintergreen

C F G

Lookin' old enough to pull off this fake ID

C F

I'll be right where I wanna be when I'm eighteen

C F C F

Eighteen, yeah

[Bridge]

I'm old enough to smoke

I'm old enough to vote

C G

But they turn me away when I go to the Cotton Eyed Joe

They say the grass is always greener

And I believe that's right

C G

But my friends are off to Vegas, they're leavin' me behind

[Chorus 3]

C F G

What I wouldn't give to be twenty one, wild and free

C F

Open up a cold one and drink it legally

C F

Chase a bunch of girls, go see the world

Let my wild streak run

I'll be right where I wanna be

F G C F G

When I'm twenty one, twenty one

C F G

(woah, when I'm twenty one)

C F

(yeah, when I'm twenty one, it'll be alright

G C F G

(yeah, it'll be alright, when I'm twenty one)

[Outro]

C F G

Now I'm twenty five and I'm drinking wine with my wife at home

C F G

Got a couple of dogs and a couple of songs on the radio

C F G C

And we sit around and we laugh about how we used to be

When all we cared about was turning sixteen

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