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SIXTEEN
F A# Gm C F
You wait, little girl, on an empty stage, for fate to turn the light on.
A# Gm C F
Your life, little girl, is an empty page that men will want to write on.
Gm - C
To write on...
F C F D
1. You are sixteen going on seventeen, baby, it's time to think,
Gm C F A# Gm C - C7
better beware, be canny and careful, baby, you're on the brink
F C F D
You are sixteen going on seventeen, fellows will fall in line,
Gm F Gm C F
eager young lads and roues and cads will offer you food and wine.
A# Gm F F7 A#
Totally unprepared are you to face a world of men,
A# Gm F C G - C7
timid and shy and scared are you of things beyond your ken.
F C F C - C7
You'll need someone older and wiser telling you what to do,
F C Gm C F - C
I am seventeen going on eighteen, I'll take care of you !
F C F D
2. I am sixteen going seventeen I know that I'm naïve,
Gm C F A# Gm C - C7
fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet, and willingly I believe.
F C F D
I am sixteen going on seventeen, innocent as a rose.
Gm C F Dm Gm C F
bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies, what do I know of those ?
A# Gm F F7 A#
Totally unprepared am I to face a world of men,
A# Gm F C G - C7
timid and shy and scared am I of things beyond my ken.
F C F C - C7
I need someone older and wiser, telling me what to do,
F C Gm C F
you are seventeen going on eighteen I'll depend on you!
