Sweet Little Sixteen

from live at the bbc . times listed are elapsed time from the start . tabbed by marty lurvey Solo guitar lead - in 0 : 01 Chorus : A7 D7 they’re really rockin’ in boston , philadephia , p . A . , A7 D7 deep in the heart of texas , and round the frisco bay , G7 D7 all over st . louis , and down in new orleans , A7 D7 ] all the cats wanna dance with , sweet little sixteen . 0 : 24 Verse 1 : [ A7 ] [ D7 ] sweet little sixteen , she’s just got to have , [ A7 ] [ D7 ] about a half a million framed autographs , [ G7 ] [ D7 ] her wallet’s filled with pictures , she gets Em one by one , [ A7 ] [ D7 becomes so excited , won’t you look at her run , boy? 0 : 46 Bridge : G7 D7 oh mommy , mommy , please may i go? A7 D7 it’s such a sight to see , somebody steal the show . G7 D7 oh Daddy , Daddy , i beg of you , A7 D7 whisper to mommy , it’s alright with you . 1 : 09 instrumental , same pattern as Verse 1 A7 D7 A7 D7 G7 D7 A7 D7 ] 1 : 32 Verse 2 : [ A7 ] [ D7 ] sweet little sixteen , she got the grown - up blues , [ A7 ] [ D7 ] tight dresses and lipstick , she’s sportin’ high - heeled shoes , [ G7 ] [ D7 ] oh , but tomorrow mornin’ , she’ll have to change her train , [ A7 ] [ D7 become sweet sixteen , and back in class again . 1 : 54 Chorus A7 D7 yes , cause they’ll be rockin’ in boston , philadephia , p . A . , A7 D7 deep in the heart of texas , and round the frisco bay , G7 D7 all over st . louis , and down in new orleans , A7 D7 D ] all the cats wanna dance with , sweet little sixteen . 2 : 20