You're Sixteen Chords

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You're Sixteen by Johnny Burnette is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E7/6, A, E7, C#7, D, Cdim, C#m7/5-, B7, E7/9, Edim, E7+, D9, F#7, Gdim, F# and Dm6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
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  			E7/6     A       E7  A      C#7 
You come on like a dream, peaches and cream, 
 
D         Cdim        A 
Lips like strawberry wine; 
 
C#m7/5-     B7          E7/9   E7     Cdim    A     Edim   E7 
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine. 
 
 
E7/6       A       E7   A        C#7 
You're all ribbons and curls -- ooh what a girl! 
 
D         Cdim        A 
Eyes that sparkle and shine; 
 
C#m7/5-     B7          E7/9   E7      E7+    A   D9   A 
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine 
 
 
C#7      Cdim(IV) C#7          Cdim(IV) C#7         
You're my   ba -  by, you're my  pet, 
 
F#7         Gdim        F# 
We fell in love on the night we met; 
 
      B7       Cdim      B7        Cdim 
You touched my hand, my heart went pop -- 
 
E7/6          Dm6      Cdim      E7/6 
Ooh, when we kissed, I could not stop. 
 
 
E7/6        A     E7  A         C#7 
You walked out of my dreams and into my arms 
  
D             Cdim        A 
Now you're my angel divine 
 
C#m7/5-     B7          E7/9   E7     E7+     A    C#7   F#7 
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine 
 
C#m7/5-     B7          E7/9   E7     E7+     A    D9   A 
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine. 
 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante