[Verse 1]
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You couldn't tell little Jackie
        A
nothing
 
   E                          A
Sixteen, thought she knew it all
 
She was searching for the love she missed, yeah
    E
And so she ran away
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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Slow Down
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You're moving way too fast
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Sixteen
 
There's so much for you to have
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Sweet sixteen
    A                        E
Do you know where you're running to?
 
Do you know?
 
Sweet sixteen
 
 
[Verse 2]
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She fell in love with a man who was so fine (So fine)
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He made her promises, yeah
       A
She didn't stopped to think if he was serious no, no, no
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Until she had his baby
 
Sweet sixteen
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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Slow down
       A
You're moving way too fast
     E
Sixteen
 
There's so much for you ahead, oh
 
 
[Chorus]
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Sweet sixteen (Sweet sixteen)
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Do you know where you're running to?
    G                       E
Feel like you've got no where to go
 
 
[Break]
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Sixteen years (Mmhm)
    C#m
Sixteen prayers (Wha what?)
     F#m
Sixteen reason why I care (Yeah, yeah)
     Abm
Sixteen tears (Uh huh)
 
You're sixteen still (Yea, yea)
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Sweet sixteen
 
Girl
 
 
[Bridge]
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I know you're feelin' lonely (I know you're feeling lonely)
 
Who you gonna turn to? (Who you gonna turn to?)
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Feels like the world is closing in on you (On you)
 
Sweet sixteen
                C#m
You need to cherish what you have
          Abm
You can forget about the past
               A
Now you can start all over
 
You can start all over and
   B           F#m
Cherish your life
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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Slow down
         A
You're moving way too fast
 E
Your only sixteen
                  F#m
There's so much more to life ahead,
E
ohh
 
 
[Chorus]
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Sweet sixteen (Sweet sixteen)
                            E
Do you know where you're running to?
 
Sweet sixteen, girl I know it gets hard, so take take it slow
          A
Sweet sixteen (Sweet sixteen!)
 
Do you know where you're going to?
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(Do you know, do you know, do you know? Going to yeah)
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Sweet sixteen, at sixteen
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At sixteen (Do you know)
  G           A
Do you know where you're going to?
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(Where you, where you goin to, where you, where you goin to)
 
Sweet sixteen, do you know where you’re going to?