Chords for Chuck Berry Sweet little Sixteen Live 1958
Tempo:
78.65 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Bbm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We're not going to have a party.
It's the [Eb] 38th.
It's in [Bb] Florida, Texas.
The [Eb] hospital's a base.
All the [Ab] women they knew,
went out into [Eb] the world.
All they got [Bb] was one damn thing.
Sweet little 16.
Sweet little 16.
[Eb] She just got the help.
About a [Bb] half a minute.
[Bbm]
Signed on her dress.
Her wallet [Ab] filled with things.
She gets [Eb] them one by one.
So [Bb] I'm so excited.
I watch her look at [Eb] her run for.
Oh God, please may I go.
[Bb] Please.
What do you show.
My [Ab] daddy, dad, I [Eb] beg you.
Whispers [Bb] on my ear.
It's [Eb] all right.
Cause they'll be rocking [Bb] on the bass.
It's [Eb] about to be gay.
She's from the [Bb] heart of Texas.
From a big [Eb] old base.
All over the city.
Way down in New Orleans.
All the [Bb] cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Bb]
[Eb] Cause they'll [Bb] be rocking on the bass.
[Eb] It's about to be gay.
She's from the heart of Texas.
From a big old base.
All [Ab] over the city.
Way down [Eb] in New Orleans.
All the [Bb] cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16.
[Bb] Sweet little 16.
[Eb] She's grown up blue.
Tight [Bb] dresses and lipstick.
[Eb] Sporting high heeled shoes.
[Bb] Oh but tomorrow morning.
[Eb] I'll have to change her dress.
Be [Bb] sweet 16.
[Eb] Imagine that's a gay.
[Bb] They'll still be rocking in the morning.
[Bbm] Cause they'll be rocking on the bass.
It's about to be [Eb] gay.
She's [Bb] from the heart of Texas.
[Eb] From a big old base.
All over the city.
[Ab] Way down in New Orleans.
All [Bb] the cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16.
It's the [Eb] 38th.
It's in [Bb] Florida, Texas.
The [Eb] hospital's a base.
All the [Ab] women they knew,
went out into [Eb] the world.
All they got [Bb] was one damn thing.
Sweet little 16.
Sweet little 16.
[Eb] She just got the help.
About a [Bb] half a minute.
[Bbm]
Signed on her dress.
Her wallet [Ab] filled with things.
She gets [Eb] them one by one.
So [Bb] I'm so excited.
I watch her look at [Eb] her run for.
Oh God, please may I go.
[Bb] Please.
What do you show.
My [Ab] daddy, dad, I [Eb] beg you.
Whispers [Bb] on my ear.
It's [Eb] all right.
Cause they'll be rocking [Bb] on the bass.
It's [Eb] about to be gay.
She's from the [Bb] heart of Texas.
From a big [Eb] old base.
All over the city.
Way down in New Orleans.
All the [Bb] cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Bb]
[Eb] Cause they'll [Bb] be rocking on the bass.
[Eb] It's about to be gay.
She's from the heart of Texas.
From a big old base.
All [Ab] over the city.
Way down [Eb] in New Orleans.
All the [Bb] cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16.
[Bb] Sweet little 16.
[Eb] She's grown up blue.
Tight [Bb] dresses and lipstick.
[Eb] Sporting high heeled shoes.
[Bb] Oh but tomorrow morning.
[Eb] I'll have to change her dress.
Be [Bb] sweet 16.
[Eb] Imagine that's a gay.
[Bb] They'll still be rocking in the morning.
[Bbm] Cause they'll be rocking on the bass.
It's about to be [Eb] gay.
She's [Bb] from the heart of Texas.
[Eb] From a big old base.
All over the city.
[Ab] Way down in New Orleans.
All [Bb] the cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16.
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Bbm
Ebm
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ _ We're not going to have a party.
It's the [Eb] 38th.
It's in [Bb] Florida, Texas.
The [Eb] hospital's a base.
All the [Ab] women they knew,
went out into [Eb] the world.
_ All they got [Bb] was one damn thing.
Sweet little 16.
_ Sweet little 16.
[Eb] She just got the help.
About a [Bb] half a minute.
[Bbm] _
Signed on her dress.
Her wallet [Ab] filled with things.
She gets [Eb] them one by one.
So [Bb] I'm so excited.
I watch her look at [Eb] her run for.
Oh God, _ _ please may I go.
_ _ _ [Bb] Please.
What do you show.
My [Ab] daddy, dad, I [Eb] beg you.
_ Whispers [Bb] on my ear.
It's [Eb] all right.
_ Cause they'll be rocking [Bb] on the bass.
It's [Eb] about to be gay.
_ She's from the [Bb] heart of Texas. _
From a big [Eb] old base.
All over the city.
Way down in New Orleans.
_ All the [Bb] cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16.
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Cause they'll [Bb] be rocking on the bass.
[Eb] It's about to be gay.
She's from the heart of Texas.
From a big old base.
All [Ab] over the city.
Way down [Eb] in New Orleans.
All the [Bb] cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16.
_ [Bb] Sweet little 16.
[Eb] She's grown up blue.
Tight [Bb] dresses and lipstick.
_ [Eb] Sporting high heeled shoes.
[Bb] Oh but tomorrow morning.
[Eb] I'll have to change her dress.
Be [Bb] sweet 16.
_ [Eb] Imagine that's a gay.
[Bb] They'll still be rocking in the morning.
[Bbm] Cause they'll be rocking on the bass.
It's about to be [Eb] gay.
She's [Bb] from the heart of Texas.
_ [Eb] From a big old base.
All over the city.
[Ab] Way down in New Orleans.
All [Bb] the cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's the [Eb] 38th.
It's in [Bb] Florida, Texas.
The [Eb] hospital's a base.
All the [Ab] women they knew,
went out into [Eb] the world.
_ All they got [Bb] was one damn thing.
Sweet little 16.
_ Sweet little 16.
[Eb] She just got the help.
About a [Bb] half a minute.
[Bbm] _
Signed on her dress.
Her wallet [Ab] filled with things.
She gets [Eb] them one by one.
So [Bb] I'm so excited.
I watch her look at [Eb] her run for.
Oh God, _ _ please may I go.
_ _ _ [Bb] Please.
What do you show.
My [Ab] daddy, dad, I [Eb] beg you.
_ Whispers [Bb] on my ear.
It's [Eb] all right.
_ Cause they'll be rocking [Bb] on the bass.
It's [Eb] about to be gay.
_ She's from the [Bb] heart of Texas. _
From a big [Eb] old base.
All over the city.
Way down in New Orleans.
_ All the [Bb] cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16.
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Cause they'll [Bb] be rocking on the bass.
[Eb] It's about to be gay.
She's from the heart of Texas.
From a big old base.
All [Ab] over the city.
Way down [Eb] in New Orleans.
All the [Bb] cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16.
_ [Bb] Sweet little 16.
[Eb] She's grown up blue.
Tight [Bb] dresses and lipstick.
_ [Eb] Sporting high heeled shoes.
[Bb] Oh but tomorrow morning.
[Eb] I'll have to change her dress.
Be [Bb] sweet 16.
_ [Eb] Imagine that's a gay.
[Bb] They'll still be rocking in the morning.
[Bbm] Cause they'll be rocking on the bass.
It's about to be [Eb] gay.
She's [Bb] from the heart of Texas.
_ [Eb] From a big old base.
All over the city.
[Ab] Way down in New Orleans.
All [Bb] the cops want to dance with.
Sweet [Eb] little 16. _ _ _ _ _
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