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The Sixteens

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The Sweet - The Sixteens
[Intro]
  Guitar Riff
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----4---4---4---5-----4-5---5-4-----4-------|
A|-5-7-------7---------7-----------7-----5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------|
D
[Verse]
F#Where were you in sixty-eight, in Gsixty-eight Julie F#was Johnnie's date.
Two kids growin' together GLivin' each day as if time was F#slippin' away.
Oooh, Gthey were just sixteen and their F#love a teenage dream.
They Gpassed the time, they crossed the line, the F#line that ran between.
GJulie and Johnnie now you've mAade it!
[Chorus]
But Dlife    goes Gon,      A7you know it ain't Deasy.
You've Djust   gotta be Gstrong    A7if you're one of the Dsixteens.
And Dlife   goes Gon,   you Aknow, you know it ain't Deasy 
You Dknow you'll never go Gwrong 
'Cause you're Aaaaa-aa-aa-aa-all,      part of the Dsixteens.
[Intro]
D
[Verse]
F#Suzie and Davey got to Gmake the big time, maybe they can,
F#put it all together, in a Gshow that lasts forever?F#  
Ooooh Gthey would walk the strip at nights And F#dream they saw their name in lights 
On GDesolation boulevard they'll F#light the faded light 
GSuzie and Davey you can Amake it!
[Chorus]
But Dlife    goes Gon,      A7you know it ain't Deasy.
You've Djust   gotta be Gstrong    A7if you're one of the Dsixteens.
And Dlife   goes Gon,   you Aknow, you know it ain't Deasy 
You Dknow you'll never go Gwrong 
'Cause you're Aaaaa-aa-aa-aa-all,      part of the Dsixteens.
[Solo]
B  A E
B  A G
[Interlude]
So F#where were you in sixty-eight when GBobby and Billy thought that 
  F#sixty eight was out of date.
They F#took the flowers from their hair and Gtried to make us all aware, 
  F#too bad,   too late.
So they Glived from day to day and tried to F#do it all their way.
But Gsixty-eight was sixty-eight.   F#No matter what they say.
  GBobby and Billy   maybe you'll Amake it,   one day... 
[Chorus]
But Dlife    goes Gon,      A7you know it ain't Deasy.
You've Djust   gotta be Gstrong    A7if you're one of the Dsixteens.
And Dlife   goes Gon,   you Aknow, you know it ain't Deasy 
You Dknow you'll never go Gwrong 
'Cause you're Aaaaa-aa-aa-aa-all!
[Outro]
Amd Dlife    goes Gon,      A7you know it ain't Deasy.
You've Djust   gotta be Gstrong    if youA7're one of the Dsixteens.
And Dlife   goes Gon,   you Aknow, you know it ain't Deasy 
You Dknow you'll never go Gwrong 
'Cause you're Aaaaa-aa-aa-aa-all.

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The Sixteens

by Sweet

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The Sweet - The Sixteens

[Intro]

Guitar Riff

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

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

D|-----4---4---4---5-----4-5---5-4-----4-------|

A|-5-7-------7---------7-----------7-----5-----|

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

[Verse]

F# G F#

Where were you in sixty-eight, in sixty-eight Julie was Johnnie's date.

G F#

Two kids growin' together Livin' each day as if time was slippin' away.

G F#

Oooh, they were just sixteen and their love a teenage dream.

G F#

They passed the time, they crossed the line, the line that ran between.

G A

Julie and Johnnie now you've made it!

[Chorus]

D G A7 D

But life goes on, you know it ain't easy.

D G A7 D

You've just gotta be strong if you're one of the sixteens.

D G A D

And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy

D G

You know you'll never go wrong

A D

'Cause you're aaaa-aa-aa-aa-all, part of the sixteens.

[Intro]

[Verse]

F# G

Suzie and Davey got to make the big time, maybe they can,

F# G F#

put it all together, in a show that lasts forever?

G F#

Ooooh they would walk the strip at nights And dream they saw their name in lights

G F#

On Desolation boulevard they'll light the faded light

G A

Suzie and Davey you can make it!

[Chorus]

D G A7 D

But life goes on, you know it ain't easy.

D G A7 D

You've just gotta be strong if you're one of the sixteens.

D G A D

And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy

D G

You know you'll never go wrong

A D

'Cause you're aaaa-aa-aa-aa-all, part of the sixteens.

[Solo]

B A E

B A G

[Interlude]

F# G

So where were you in sixty-eight when Bobby and Billy thought that

sixty eight was out of date.

F# G

They took the flowers from their hair and tried to make us all aware,

too bad, too late.

G F#

So they lived from day to day and tried to do it all their way.

G F#

But sixty-eight was sixty-eight. No matter what they say.

G A

Bobby and Billy maybe you'll make it, one day...

[Chorus]

D G A7 D

But life goes on, you know it ain't easy.

D G A7 D

You've just gotta be strong if you're one of the sixteens.

D G A D

And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy

D G

You know you'll never go wrong

'Cause you're aaaa-aa-aa-aa-all!

[Outro]

D G A7 D

Amd life goes on, you know it ain't easy.

D G A7 D

You've just gotta be strong if you're one of the sixteens.

D G A D

And life goes on, you know, you know it ain't easy

D G

You know you'll never go wrong

'Cause you're aaaa-aa-aa-aa-all.

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