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Sixteen Going On Seventeen by Sound of Music - Guitar Chords
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SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN
from play and film "The Sound of Music" (1965)
Music Composed by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung by Charmian Carr (as "Liesl"] and Daniel Truhitte (as "Rolfe")
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Reprise sung by Julie Andrews (as "Maria") and Charmian Carr (as "Liesl")
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[Intro]
[Rolfe]
G C Am D G
You wait, little girl, on an empty stage, for fate to turn the light on.
C Am D G
Your life, little girl, is an empty page that men will want to write on.
Am D
To write on...
[Verse 1]
[Rolfe]
G D G D
You are sixteen going on seventeen, baby, it's time to think,
Am G C Am D D7
better beware, be canny and careful, baby, you're on the brink
G D G D
You are sixteen going on seventeen, fellows will fall in line,
Am G Am D G
Eager young lads and roues and cads will offer you food and wine.
[Verse 2]
[Rolfe]
C Am G G7 D
Totally un-pre-pared are you to face a world of men,
C Am G D D7
Timid and shy and scared are you of things be-yond your ken.
G D G C7 C
You'll need someone older and wiser telling you what to do,
G D Am D G
I am seventeen going on eighteen, I'll take care of you !
[Verse 3]
[Liesl]
G D G D
I am sixteen going seventeen I know that I'm na-ïve,
Am G C Am D D7
Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet, and willingly I be-lieve.
G D G D
I am sixteen going on seventeen, innocent as a rose.
Am G Am D G
Bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies, what do I know of those?
[Verse 4]
[Liesl]
C Am G G7 D
Totally un-pre-pared am I to face a world of men,
C Am G D D7
Timid and shy and scared am I of things be-yond my ken.
G D G C7 C
I need someone older and wiser, telling me what to do,
G D Am D G
You are seventeen going on eighteen, I'll de-pend on you!
[REPRISE]
[Verse 5]
[Maria]
G D G D
When you're sixteen going on seventeen, waiting for life to start.
Am G C Am D D7
Somebody kind who touches your mind, will suddenly touch your heart.
[Liesl]
G D G D
When that happens, after it happens, nothing is quite the same
Am G Am D G
Somehow I know I'll jump up and go when-ever he calls my name.
[Verse 6]
[Maria]
C Am G G7 D
Gone are your old i-deas of life, the old i-deas grow dim.
C Am G D D7
Low and behold you're someone's wife, and you be-long to him.
G D G C7 C
You may think this kind of adventure never may come to you.
G D Am D G
Darling, sixteen going on seventeen, wait a year or two
[Outro]
[Liesl]
Am D
I'll wait a year or...
[Outro]
[Together]
Am D G
Just wait a year or two
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