When You Were Sweet Sixteen chords

Glen Campbell

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Simplify chords 

  			Intro: G  D  Em  G  C  G  Am  D    G  D  

G  D  Em  G  C  Bm  Am  C  D      G  D  

verse 1 

     G       Em       G                 C   Bm Am C 
When first I saw the love light in your eyes 

  D                                      G  D 
I thought the world held not the joy for me 

    G    Em           G           C    G  Am C   
And even though we've drifted far apart 
  Am                Am7               D   D/C D/B D 
I never dreamed but what I dreamed of thee 


  G        D         Em    G     C      Bm  Am  G 
I love you   as I've never loved before 

      D                              G     D 
Since first I saw you on the village green 
     G     D       Em         G     C    G  Am  C 
Come to me   in my dreams of love adored 
                 G        Bm  Em 
I loved you as I loved you  
              Bm 
when you were sweet 
              Am    D     G 

When you were sweet    sixteen 

G  D  Em  G  C  G  Am  D     G   D  G  D  Em  G  C  G  C 

D  G  D 


  G        D         Em    G       C   G  Am C 

I love you   as I've never loved before 

      D                              G     D   
Since first I saw you on the village green 
     G     D       Em         G     C   Bm  Am  C 

Come to me   in my dreams of love adored 
                 G        Bm  Em 

I loved you as I loved you  
              Bm 
when you were sweet 

              Am    D    G    D   
When you were sweet   sixteen 

Outro 

G  D  Em  G  C  G  Am  G  D  G  D   

G  D  Em  G  C  Bm Am  C  D  G