Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen Uke tab by Neil Sedaka

20 Chords used in the song: Db, F7, Bbm, Db7, Gb, Gdim, Bb7, Eb7, Ab7, Ebm, A7, D, F#7, Bm, D7, G, G#dim, B7, E7, A

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Year:  1999
Difficulty: 
5.1
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen

Intro:

Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet sixteen
Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Verse 1:

Db Db F7 F7
Tonight's the night I've waited for
Bbm Bbm Db7 Db7
Because you're not a baby anymore
Gb Gb Gdim Gdim Db Db Bb7 Bb7
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
Eb7 Eb7 Ab7 Ab7
Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Verse 2:

What happened to that funny face
My little tomboy now wears satins and lace
I can't believe my eyes you're just a teenage dream
Eb7 Eb7 Ab7 Ab7 Db Db
Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Bridge:

Ab7 Ab7
When you were only six
Db Db
I was your big brother
Ab7 Ab7
Then when you were ten
Db Db
We didn't like each other
Bb7 Bb7
When you were thirteen
Ebm Ebm
You were my funny valentine
Eb7 Eb7 [N.C.]
But since you've grown up
Eb7 Eb7 [N.C.]
Your future is sewn up
Ab7 Ab7
From now on you're gonna be mine, so

Verse 3:

If I should smile with sweet surprise
It's just that you've grown up before my very eyes
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
Eb7 Eb7 Ab7 Ab7 Db Db A7 A7
Happy birthday sweet sixteen

[key change]

[repeat verse 3, in D D]

D D F#7 F#7
If I should smile with sweet surprise
Bm Bm D7 D7
It's just that you've grown up before my very eyes
G G G#dim G#dim D D B7 B7
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
E7 E7 A7 A7 D D
Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Coda [repeat to fade]:

D D Bm Bm
Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
G G A A
Happy birthday sweet sixteen

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