Sweet Sixteen — B.B. King

Chords and lyrics for Sweet Sixteen by B.B. King (key of C).

Intro

| C7 | F7 | C | C7 |
| F7 | C |

Verse 1

When I [C7]first met you, baby
[F7] Baby, you were just sweet [C]sixteen
[F7] When I first met you, baby
Baby, you were just sweet [C]sixteen[C7]
You just left your[C7] home then, woman
[F7] Oh, the sweetest thing I'd [C]ever seen

Verse 2

But you [C7]wouldn't do nothing, baby
[F7]You wouldn't do anything I asked you [C]to[C7]
Yes you [F7]wouldn't do nothing, baby
You wouldn't do anything I asked [C]to
You know you [C7]ran away from your home, baby
[F7] And now you wanna run [C]a-way from old B. too

Verse 3

You know [C7]I loved you, baby
[F7] I loved you before I could call your [C]name[C7]
You know [F7]I loved you, baby
Baby I loved you, I love you before I could call your [C]name
Well, it seems like [C7]everything I do now baby
[F7] Everything I do is in vain

Verse 4

My [C7]brother's in Korea*, baby
[F7] My sister's down in New [C]Orleans[C7]
Well my [F7]brother's in Korea baby
My sister's down in New [C]Orleans
You know I'm [C7]having so much trouble [F7]woman
Baby, I wonder, what in the [C]world is gonna happen to me

Verse 5

You know [C7]I love you
[F7] And I'll do anything you tell me [C]to[C7]
You know [F7]I love you and I'll do anything you tell me [C]to
Well, there ain't [C7]nothing in the world, [F7]woman
that I wouldn't do it for [C]you

Verse 6

You can [C7]treat me mean, baby
[F7]But I'll keep on loving you just the [C]same[C7]
You can [F7]treat me mean baby
But I'll keep on loving you just the [C]same
But one of these days, baby
[C7]You're gonna give [F7]a lot of money
To hear [C]someone call my name
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