Sweet Sixteen Chords by B.B. King

Tempo:
110.95 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

C#m

G#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sweet Sixteen chords
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When I first [C#] met you, babe,
[F#m]
baby, [C#m] you were [C#] just sweet 16.
[E]
[A#]
[D#] [F#] When I first met you, babe,
[C#m] baby, [F] you were [G#m] just sweet 16.
[C#] [C#m] [G#]
You just left your home then, baby, [F#] [C#m]
[F#] the [C#] sweetest thing [C#m] I'd ever seen.
[C#] But you wouldn't do nothing, babe, you [F#]
[C#m] [C#] wouldn't do [F] [F#] anything I ask [C#] you to.
[E] [A#m] You wouldn't do nothing [C#m] for me, [F] baby,
[A] [F#] [C#]
you wouldn't do anything I ask you to.
[G#] You know you ran away from your home, [F#] baby, [C#m] I know you wanna [C#] run away [F#] from [G#] me too.
[C#] You know I love you, [G#m] babe, [F#] [C#] I loved you before I could call your name.
[D#]
[F#] You know [C#] I love you, [F#] babe, [C#m]
[Fm] [G#m] I loved you [C#] before I could call your name.
[G#] Same work, everything I do [F#] now, [A#] baby, [C#]
everything [F#] I do is in vain.
[G#]
[C#] My brothers [E] in Korea, [F#] baby, [C#] my sisters down in [G#m] New Orleans.
[E] [C#]
[F#] Brothers in Korea, baby, [F#m] [D#]
[C#] sisters, sisters down in New Orleans.
[A#m] You know [G#] I'm having so much trouble, baby,
[F#] [B]
[C#] [F#] what in the world is gonna [G#] happen to me?
[C#] Treating me mean, baby,
[F#] [A#m] [Dm] but I'll [C#] keep on loving [F#] you just the same.
[C#] [D]
[F#] Treating me mean, baby, [C#] but I'll keep on loving you just the same.
[G#] One of these days, baby, [F#]
you're gonna [C#] get to hear [C#m] someone [G#]
call my name.
[C#] With the same girl, [F#]
with the same [C#] girl,
[F#] with the same girl.
With the same time as him, you know I'm [G#] having so much trouble, babe.
[C#] Baby, I'm having so much
[C#] trouble, what's gonna happen to me?
[F#] [C#] Oh, my God.
Thank [Gm] you.
[C]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
G#
134211114
E
2311
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
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To learn B.B. King - Sweet Sixteen chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#, C#, G#, F#, C#, F# and G#. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 37 BPM and then match the original tempo of 74 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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Here's another one. _ _ _ _
When I first [C#] met you, babe, _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ baby, [C#m] you were [C#] just sweet 16.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
[D#] _ _ [F#] When I first met you, babe, _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ baby, [F] you were [G#m] just sweet 16.
[C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#]
You just left your home then, baby, [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
[F#] the [C#] sweetest thing [C#m] I'd ever seen. _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ But you wouldn't do nothing, babe, you [F#] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ wouldn't do [F] [F#] anything I ask [C#] you to.
[E] _ _ [A#m] _ _ You wouldn't do nothing [C#m] for me, [F] baby, _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#]
you wouldn't do anything I ask you to. _ _ _ _
[G#] You know you ran away from your home, [F#] baby, _ _ [C#m] _ I know you wanna [C#] run away [F#] _ from [G#] me too. _ _ _ _
[C#] You know I love you, [G#m] babe, [F#] _ _ _ [C#] I loved you before I could call your name. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[F#] You know [C#] I love you, [F#] babe, _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [G#m] I loved you [C#] before I could call your name. _ _ _
[G#] _ Same work, everything I do [F#] now, [A#] baby, _ [C#] _ _
everything [F#] I do is in vain.
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] My brothers [E] in Korea, [F#] baby, _ _ _ _ [C#] my sisters down in [G#m] New Orleans.
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ Brothers in Korea, baby, [F#m] _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[C#] sisters, sisters down in New Orleans. _
_ _ _ [A#m] _ You know [G#] I'm having so much trouble, baby, _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] what in the world is gonna [G#] happen to me? _ _ _ _
[C#] _ Treating me mean, baby, _
[F#] _ _ [A#m] _ [Dm] but I'll [C#] keep on loving [F#] you just the same.
[C#] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#] Treating me mean, baby, _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] but I'll keep on loving you just the same.
_ _ _ [G#] One of these days, baby, _ _ [F#] _
_ _ you're gonna [C#] get _ to hear [C#m] someone [G#]
call my name.
_ _ [C#] With the same girl, [F#] _
with the same [C#] girl, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] with the same girl. _ _ _ _
_ With the same time as him, _ _ _ you know I'm [G#] having so much trouble, babe.
_ _ [C#] Baby, I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ having so much _
[C#] trouble, what's gonna happen to me?
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ Oh, my God. _ _
Thank [Gm] you.
_ _ [C] _

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This song was featured on the Live In Cook County Jail album.

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