Intro Verse Bridge Chorus
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F 133211 F 133211 Bb x13331 F 133211
G9 3230xx C7 x32310 Bb(b5) x1233x C7 x32310
Gm7/C x33333 Dm7 xx0211 F7 131211 Bbm6 6x566x
F6 xx3231 C9 x32333 F 133211 D7 xx0212
C7 x32310 Gm7 3x333x D9 x5455x G9 3230xx
G13 353453 C7(b9) x3232x
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Capo 3rd fret – Rolf’s part
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[Intro]
F G9
You wait, little girl, on an empty stage
Gm7/C F6
For fate to turn the light on
F G9
Your life, little girl, is an empty page
Gm7/C F6
That men will want to write on
G9 C7
[Liesl:] To write on
[Verse 1]
F C7
You are sixteen going on seventeen
F Dm7
Baby, it's time to think
C9 F
Better beware, be canny and careful
Gm7 C7
Baby, you're on the brink
[Verse 2]
F C7
You are sixteen going on seventeen
F Dm7
Fellows will fall in line
C9 F
Eager young lads and roues and cads
Gm7 C9 F
Will offer you food and wine
[Bridge 1]
Bb Bb(b5)
Totally unprepared are you
F7 Bb
To face a world of men
Bb(b5)
Timid and shy and scared are you
F D9 G13
Of things beyond your ken
[Chorus 1]
F C7
You need someone older and wiser
F Bbm6
Telling you what to do
F D7
I am seventeen going on eighteen
G9 C7(b9) F
I'll take care of you
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Capo 9th fret – Liesl’s part
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[Verse 3]
F C7
I am sixteen going on seventeen
F Dm7
I know that I'm naive
C9 F
Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet
Gm7 C7
And willingly I believe
[Verse 4]
F C7
I am sixteen going on seventeen
F Dm7
Innocent as a rose
C9 F
Bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies
Gm7 C9 F
What do I know of those
[Bridge 2]
Bb Bb(b5)
Totally unprepared am I
F7 Bb
To face a world of men
Bb(b5)
Timid and shy and scared am I
F D9 G13
Of things beyond my ken
[Chorus 2]
F C7
I need someone older and wiser
F Bbm6
Telling me what to do
F D7
You are seventeen going on eighteen
G9 C7(b9) F
I'll depend on you
