Happy birthday,
Sweet Sixteen
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Tra
la-la-la-la la-la-la-la, Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen ! (2x)
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1. Tonight's the night, I've
waited for,
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because
you're not a baby, anymore.
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A7
You've turned into the
prettiest girl I've ever seen,
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- G7
Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen !
C - E
2. What happened to that funny face ?
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My little tomboy now wears satins and lace.
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A7
I can't believe my eyes, you're
just a teenage dream,
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Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen !
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+ When you were only six, I
was your big brother.
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- C
then
when you were ten, we didn't like
each other.
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When you were thirteen, you
were my funny Valentine.
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but
since you've grown up, your future is sewn up,
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from
now on you're gonna be mine, so....
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3. If I should smile, with sweet surprise,
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it's
just that you've grown up, before my very eyes.
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A7
You've turned into the
prettiest girl I've ever seen,
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Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen.
(orig. moves up half a note
to capo 2nd here) + G
C - E
4. If I should smile, with sweet surprise,
Am
C7
it's
just that you've grown up, before my very eyes.
F Dm C A7
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen,
D7
G C
Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen.
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+ Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la, Happy
Birthday, Sweet Sixteen ! (2x) ....
(orig. = capo 1st) (Neil Sedaka)