The Beatles - Sweet Little Sixteen

from live at the bbc . times listed are elapsed time from the start . tabbed by marty lurvey

solo guitar lead – in 0 : 01

chorus :
A7 D7
they’re really rockin’ in boston , philadephia , p . A . ,
A7 D7
deep in the heart of texas , and round the frisco bay ,
G7 D7
all over st . louis , and down in new orleans ,
A7 D7 ]
all the cats wanna dance with , sweet little sixteen . 0 : 24

verse 1 :
[ A7 ] [ D7 ]
sweet little sixteen , she’s just got to have ,
[ A7 ] [ D7 ]
about a half a million framed autographs ,
[ G7 ] [ D7 ]
her wallet’s filled with pictures , she gets Em one by one ,
[ A7 ] [ D7
becomes so excited , won’t you look at her run , boy? 0 : 46

bridge :
G7 D7
oh mommy , mommy , please may i go?
A7 D7
it’s such a sight to see , somebody steal the show .
G7 D7
oh Daddy , Daddy , i beg of you ,
A7 D7
whisper to mommy , it’s alright with you . 1 : 09

instrumental , same pattern as verse 1
A7 D7
A7 D7
G7 D7
A7 D7 ] 1 : 32

verse 2 :
[ A7 ] [ D7 ]
sweet little sixteen , she got the grown – up blues ,
[ A7 ] [ D7 ]
tight dresses and lipstick , she’s sportin’ high – heeled shoes ,
[ G7 ] [ D7 ]
oh , but tomorrow mornin’ , she’ll have to change her train ,
[ A7 ] [ D7
become sweet sixteen , and back in class again . 1 : 54

chorus
A7 D7
yes , cause they’ll be rockin’ in boston , philadephia , p . A . ,
A7 D7
deep in the heart of texas , and round the frisco bay ,
G7 D7
all over st . louis , and down in new orleans ,
A7 D7 D ]
all the cats wanna dance with , sweet little sixteen . 2 : 20