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[Intro]
  Ab   Ebx3
[Verse 1]
YAbou, an anEbgel in my class
MAbe, a kinEbd-natured ass
I Abwatched you smile
I Ebwatched you true
CoAbuple seasons later
ShEbows over baby blue
NoAbw, twentEby-something on the bus
ThAbings change
IEb'm way more of a shmuck
OAbnce in a while
I Ebsee you online
WhAbo said the internet was good for getting on Ebwith your life?
[Chorus]
LFmooking back
TBbhink I'm projecting here but
SDbweet 16, you're really the Bbsweetest
LFmooking back
YBou can look all you want but
SDbweet 16 won't fix all your Bbproblems
[Verse 2]
MAbe, I wEbrote you quite the email
YAbou, seEbnt out an office reply (I was out of town)
WAbell, nevermind
Let's "let bEbygones be bygones"
I Abcan always passively-aggressively Ebput you in a song
[Chorus]
FmLooking back
BbThink I'm projecting here but
DbSweet 16, you're really the Bbsweetest
FmLooking back
BbYou can look all you want but
DbSweet 16 won't fix all your Bbproblems
Oh, lFmooking back
BbThink I'm projecting here but
DbSweet 16, you're really the sBbweetest
FmLooking back
BbMake your excuses but
Dmaj7Sweet 16 won't fix all your pBbmaj7roblems
[Outro]
Fmaj7Well, look at us Bbmaj7now
FmI don't know you
Ebmaj7You don't know me
Fmaj7I live my life
You live Bbmaj7yours
Fmaj7Guess that's what the kDbids call Ebmaj7closure
Fmaj7Do you think of me too?
Or hFmave we passed the Abcut-off point?
CmWhen Fmaj7it's frowned Bbmaj7upon
Dbmaj7To think sometimes aEbbout your
Sweet F16

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Sweet 16

by Matt Maltese

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Bbmaj7

Fmaj7

Ebmaj7

Dbmaj7

[Intro]

Ab Eb

[Verse 1]

Ab Eb

You, an angel in my class

Ab Eb

Me, a kind-natured ass

I watched you smile

I watched you true

Couple seasons later

Shows over baby blue

Ab Eb

Now, twenty-something on the bus

Things change

I'm way more of a shmuck

Once in a while

I see you online

Ab Eb

Who said the internet was good for getting on with your life?

[Chorus]

Looking back

Think I'm projecting here but

Db Bb

Sweet 16, you're really the sweetest

Looking back

You can look all you want but

Db Bb

Sweet 16 won't fix all your problems

[Verse 2]

Ab Eb

Me, I wrote you quite the email

Ab Eb

You, sent out an office reply (I was out of town)

Well, nevermind

Let's "let bygones be bygones"

Ab Eb

I can always passively-aggressively put you in a song

[Chorus]

Looking back

Think I'm projecting here but

Db Bb

Sweet 16, you're really the sweetest

Looking back

You can look all you want but

Db Bb

Sweet 16 won't fix all your problems

Oh, looking back

Think I'm projecting here but

Db Bb

Sweet 16, you're really the sweetest

Looking back

Make your excuses but

Dmaj7 Bbmaj7

Sweet 16 won't fix all your problems

[Outro]

Fmaj7 Bbmaj7

Well, look at us now

I don't know you

Ebmaj7

You don't know me

Fmaj7

I live my life

Bbmaj7

You live yours

Fmaj7 Db Ebmaj7

Guess that's what the kids call closure

Fmaj7

Do you think of me too?

Fm Ab

Or have we passed the cut-off point?

Cm Fmaj7 Bbmaj7

When it's frowned upon

Dbmaj7 Eb

To think sometimes about your

Sweet 16

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