Sixteen Blue — The Replacements
Chords and lyrics for Sixteen Blue by The Replacements (key of C).
Intro
[G] [D] [Em] [B-5-8-12-10-8--]
[G]Drive yourself right up the wall
No one hears and no one calls
It's a [F]boring [C]state
It's a [F]useless [C]wait, I [G]know
[G]Brag about things you don't understand
A girl and a woman, a boy and a man
Everything is [F]sexually [C]vague
Now you're [F]wondering to [C]yourself
If you might be [G]gay
[D]Your age is the hardest age
[G]Everything drags and drags
[D]One day, baby, maybe help you [Am]through
[G][D]Sixteen [Am]blue
[G][D]Sixteen [Em]blue
[G]Drive your ma to the bank
Tell your pa you got a date
But you're [F]lying,[C] [F]now you're lying [C]on your [G]back
[G]Try to figure out, they wonder what next you'll pull
You don't understand anything sexual
I [F]don't [C]understand
[F]Tell my [C]friends I'm doing [G]fine
[D]Your age is the hardest age
[G]Everything drags and drags
[D]You're looking funny
You ain't laughing, are [Am]you?
[G][D]Sixteen [Am]blue
[G][D]Sixteen [Em]blue
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