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Ringo Starr - You’re Sixteen Chords

Chord reference Em7, G, Dm7, C, E7, G7, D7, A7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em7] [G] [Dm7] [G] You come [C]on like a dream, [E7]peaches and cream, [F]Lips like strawberry [C]wine. You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. [G]

You’re all [C]ribbons and curls, [E7]ooh, what a girl, [F]Eyes that twinkle and [C]shine. You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine

[E7]You’re my baby, you’re my pet, [A7]We fell in love on the night we met. You [D7]touched my hand, my heart went pop, And [G7]ooh, when we kissed, I [G]could not stop.

You walked [C]out of my dreams, [E7]into my arms, [F]Now you’re my angel di[C]vine. You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. [G7]

[C] [E7] [F] [C] You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. [G7]

[C] [E7] [F] [C] You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine

[E7]You’re my baby, you’re my pet, [A7]We fell in love on the night we met. You [D7]touched my hand, my heart went pop, And [G7]ooh, when we kissed, I [G]could not stop.

You walked [C]out of my dreams, [E7]into my arms [F]Now you’re my angel di[C]vine. You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. [A7] You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. [A7]

Well, you’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. All [D7]mine, all [G7]mine, all [C]mine All [D7]mine, all [G7]mine, all [C]mine All [D7]mine, all [G7]mine, all [C]mine

[G7] [C] On the and you’re [C]mine [A7]lines you can do a [C7]run down

Artist Ringo Starr
Album Ringo
Genres Rock
Year 1973
Key Em7

How to Play You're Sixteen on Guitar?

Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen can be played in the key of Em7 using the Em7, G, Dm7, C, E7, G7, D7, A7 chords.

  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play You're Sixteen with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.