Sixteen
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Sixteen
F F Am Bb
F
Let's go to town and switch the magazines
F Am Bb
Drink milkshakes until we're sick
F
Oh oh, it'll be so funny
F Am Bb
Oh oh, it'll be so funny
F
Drop ace drum and bass feat. Hitler and Chairman Mao
F Am Bb
If we don't do it now then someone else will
F
Oh oh, it'll be so funny
Am Bb
Oh oh, it's the power not the money
C Dm
This scene is the scene to be seen in
Bb C
Not that the scene is what we'd be seen with
C Dm Bb
We just wanna be 16 (16) 16 (16)
C
Even though we're 23
Dm Bb
This scene is the scene to be seen in
F C
Not that the scene is what we'd be seen with
Dm Bb
We just wanna be 16 (16) 16 (16)
C
Even though we're 23
F
Let's meet up at the empire tea-rooms
F Am Bb
recite lite poetry causing lite controversy
F
Oh oh, it'll be so funny
F Am Bb
Oh oh and we'll write funny songs about
F
Boys and Girls and other Boys and other Girls
F Am Bb
This heartbreaking world where no one understands
F
Oh oh It'll be so funny
Am Bb
Oh oh it'll be so funny
C Dm
This scene is the scene to be seen in
Bb C
Not that the scene is what we'd be seen with
C Dm Bb
We just wanna be 16 (16) 16 (16)
C
Even though we're 23
Dm Bb
This scene is the scene to be seen in
F C
Not that the scene is what we'd be seen with
Dm Bb
We just wanna be 16 (16) 16 (16)
C
Even though we're 23
Am Bb F C
Am Bb
This scene is the scene to be seen in
F C
It's the scene that I was made in
Am Bb
I just wanna be 16
C# C
Even though I'm 23
C Dm
This scene is the scene to be seen in
Bb C
Not that the scene is what we'd be seen with
C Dm Bb
We just wanna be 16 (16) 16 (16)
C
Even though we're 23
Dm Bb
This scene is the scene to be seen in
F C
Not that the scene is what we'd be seen with
Dm Bb
We just wanna be 16 (16) 16 (16)
C
Even though we're 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29...
How to play Sixteen
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.