Verse 1:
C# A F C#
Sixteen going on seventeen
G# C# D# F#
Baby you'll be a woman soon
G# C# B7 E
I'm glad I got you
A C# F# C#
Sixteen going on seventeen
Chorus:
F# G# C# F#
You are sixteen going on seventeen
G# C# G# F#
Fellows will give you a whirl
G# C# G# F#
They'll pay you attention
A G# C# F#
Tell you they love you
G# C# G# F#
Give you a pearl
Verse 2:
C# A F C#
Some day a lucky fella's
G# C# D# F#
Gonna make you his bride
G# C# B7 E
But 'til that day comes
A C# F# C#
Sixteen going on seventeen
Chorus:
F# G# C# F#
You are sixteen going on seventeen
G# C# G# F#
Fellows will give you a whirl
G# C# G# F#
They'll pay you attention
A G# C# F#
Tell you they love you
G# C# G# F#
Give you a pearl
Bridge:
F# C# B7 E
Sixteen going on seventeen
A C# F# C#
Seventeen going on eighteen
G# C# G# F#
Fellows you got what it takes
G# C# G# F#
Seventeen going on eighteen
A C# F# C#
Eighteen going on nineteen
Chorus:
F# G# C# F#
You are sixteen going on seventeen
G# C# G# F#
Fellows will give you a whirl
G# C# G# F#
They'll pay you attention
A G# C# F#
Tell you they love you
G# C# G# F#
Give you a pearl