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[Intro]
G A9 Am7/D G6
You wait, little girl, on an empty stage, for fate to turn the light on
G A9 Am7/D G6
Your life, little girl, is an empty page that men will want to write on
Am D
To write on
[Verse 1]
G D7 G6 Em7
You are sixteen going on seventeen, baby, it's time to think
Am D G Am7 A7 D7
Better beware, be canny and careful, baby, you're on the brink
G D7 G Em7
You are sixteen going on seventeen, fellows will fall in line
Am G Am7 D G
Eager young lads and roues and cads will offer you food and wine
C A G7 C
Totally unprepared are you to face a world of men
C A G E9 A7 D7
Timid and shy and scared are you of things beyond your ken
G D7 G Cm
You'll need someone older and wiser telling you what to do
G E7 A9 Amin G D
I am seventeen going on eighteen, I'll take care of you !
[Verse 2]
G D7 G6 Em7
I am sixteen going seventeen, I know that I'm naïve
Am D G Am7 A7 D7
Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet, and willingly I believe
G D7 G Em7
I am sixteen going on seventeen, innocent as a rose
Am G Am7 D G
Bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies, what do I know of those ?
C A G7 C
Totally unprepared am I to face a world of men
C A G E9 A7 D7
Timid and shy and scared am I of things beyond my ken
G D7 G Cm
I need someone older and wiser, telling me what to do
G E7 A9 Amin G
You are seventeen going on eighteen I'll depend on you!