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(SHE WAS) ONLY SIXTEEN

by Sam Cooke · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

No bends210 notesHoles 3–6Diatonic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
SHE WAS ON-LY SIX-TEEN ON-LY SIX-TEEN
OH I LOVED HER SO-O-O
SHE WAS TO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE
AND I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW
WE'ED LAUGH AND WE'ED SING AND DO LIT-TLE THINGS
HOW THEY MADE MY HEART GLO-O-OW
SHE WAS TO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE
AND I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW
WHY DID I GIVE MY HEART SO FAST
IT NEV-ER WILL HAP-PEN A-GAIN
BUT I WAS A MERE LAD OF SIX-TEEN
I'VE AGED A YEAR SINCE TH-EN
SHE WAS ON-LY SIX-TEEN ON-LY SIX-TEEN
WITH EYES THAT WOULD GLO-O-OW
SHE WAS TO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE
AND I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW
THEN WHY DID YOU GIVE YOUR HEART SO FAST?
I CAN'T LET IT HAP-PEN A-GAIN!
BUT YOU WERE A MERE LAD OF SIX-TEEN
I'VE AGED A YEAR SINCE TH-EN
SHE WAS ON-LY SIX-TEEN ON-LY SIX-TEEN
WITH EYES THAT WOULD GLO-O-OW
BUT SHE WAS TO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE
AND I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW
SHE WAS TO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE
AND I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW