Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen — Neil Sedaka
Chords and lyrics for Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen by Neil Sedaka (key of A).
Verse 1
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"Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
(Neil Sedaka / Howard Greenfield)
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
[Db] Tonight's the night [F7] I've waited for
[Bbm] Because you're not a baby [Db7] anymore
[Gb] You've turned [Gdim]into the prettiest [Db/Ab]girl I've ever [Bb7]seen
[Eb7] Happy birthday sweet [Ab7]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
[Eb7] Happy [Ab7]birthday sweet [Db]sixteen
Bridge
[Ab7] When you were only six
[Db] I was your big brother
[Ab7] Then when you were ten
[Db] We didn't like each other
[Bb7] When you were thirteen
You were my [Ebm]funny valentine
Eb7 [N.C.]
But since you've grown up
Eb7 [N.C.]
Your future is sewn up
[Ab7] 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
[Eb7] Happy [Ab7]birthday sweet [Db]sixteen[A7]
Repeat Verse 3, In D
[D] If I should smile [F#7] with sweet surprise
[Bm] It's just that you've grown up [D7]before my very eyes
[G] You've turned [G#dim]into the prettiest [D/A]girl I've ever [B7]seen
[E7] Happy [A7]birthday sweet [D]sixteen
Coda [repeat to fade]:
[D] Tra la-la-la-la [Bm]la-la-la-la
Happy [G]birthday sweet [A]sixteen
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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