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Intro
Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Verse 1:
DO# FA7
Tonight's the night I've waited for
SIbm DO#7
Because you're not a baby anymore
FA# SOLdim DO#/SOL# SIb7
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
MIb7 SOL#7
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Verse 2:
What happened to that funny face
My little tomboy now wears satins and lace
I can't believe my eyes you're just a teenage dream
MIb7 SOL#7 DO#
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Bridge:
SOL#7
When you were only six
DO#
I was your big brother
SOL#7
Then when you were ten
DO#
We didn't like each other
SIb7
When you were thirteen
MIbm
You were my funny valentine
Eb7 [N.C.]
But since you've grown up
Eb7 [N.C.]
Your future is sewn up
SOL#7
From now on you're gonna be mine, so
Verse 3:
If I should smile with sweet surprise
It's just that you've grown up before my very eyes
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
MIb7 SOL#7 DO# LA7
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
[key change]
[repeat verse 3, in D]
RE FA#7
If I should smile with sweet surprise
SIm RE7
It's just that you've grown up before my very eyes
SOL SOL#dim RE/LA SI7
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
MI7 LA7 RE
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Coda [repeat to fade]:
RE SIm
Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
SOL LA
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
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