Neil Sedaka - Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen

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happy birthday sweet sixteen chords
neil sedaka *

D Bm
tra la – la – la – la la – la – la – la
G A
happy birthday sweet sixteen
D Bm
tra la – la – la – la la – la – la – la
G A
happy birthday sweet sixteen

D F#
tonight’s the night i’ve waited for
Bm D7
because you’re not a baby anymore
G Gm D Bm
you’ve turned into the prettiest girl i’ve ever seen
E7 A7 D
happy birthday sweet sixteen

D F#
what happened to that funny face
Bm D7
my little tomboy now wears satins and lace
G Gm D Bm
i can’t believe my eyes you’re just a teenage dream
E7 A7 D
happy birthday sweet sixteen

A
when you were only si
xd
i was your big brother
A
then when you were ten
D
we didn’t like each other
Bm
when you were thirteen
Em
you were my funny valentine
E7
but since you’ve grown up
E7
your future is sewn up
A
from now on you’re gonna be mine , so

D F#
if i should smile with sweet surprise
Bm D7
it’s just that you’ve grown up before my very eyes
G Gm D Bm
you’ve turned into the prettiest girl i’ve ever seen
E7 A7 D
happy birthday sweet sixteen

D Bm
tra la – la – la – la la – la – la – la

G A
happy birthday sweet sixteen
D Bm
tra la – la – la – la la – la – la – la
G A
happy birthday sweet sixteen

* alternate :

capo ii

D = C
Bm = Am
G = F
Gm = Fm
A = G
Em = Dm
F# = E
D7 = C7
A7 = G7
E7 = D7

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