[Intro]
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F7 C
[Verse 1]
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When I first met you, baby
F7 C
Baby, you were just sweet sixteen
F7
When I first met you, baby
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Baby, you were just sweet sixteen
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You just left your home then, woman
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Oh, the sweetest thing I'd ever seen
[Verse 2]
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But you wouldn't do nothing, baby
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You wouldn't do anything I asked you to
F7
Yes you wouldn't do nothing, baby
C
You wouldn't do anything I asked to
C7
You know you ran away from your home, baby
F7 C
And now you wanna run a-way from old B. too
[Verse 3]
C7
You know I loved you, baby
F7 C C7
I loved you before I could call your name
F7
You know I loved you, baby
C
Baby I loved you, I love you before I could call your name
C7
Well, it seems like everything I do now baby
F7
Everything I do is in vain
[Verse 4]
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My brother's in Korea*, baby
F7 C C7
My sister's down in New Orleans
F7
Well my brother's in Korea baby
C
My sister's down in New Orleans
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You know I'm having so much trouble woman
C
Baby, I wonder, what in the world is gonna happen to me
[Verse 5]
C7
You know I love you
F7 C C7
And I'll do anything you tell me to
F7 C
You know I love you and I'll do anything you tell me to
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Well, there ain't nothing in the world, woman
C
that I wouldn't do it for you
[Verse 6]
C7
You can treat me mean, baby
F7 C C7
But I'll keep on loving you just the same
F7
You can treat me mean baby
C
But I'll keep on loving you just the same
But one of these days, baby
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You're gonna give a lot of money
C
To hear someone call my name
When I first met you, baby
Baby, you were just sweet sixteen
When I first met you, baby
Baby, you were just sweet sixteen
You just left your home then, woman
Ah, the sweetest thing I'd ever seen
But you wouldn't do nothing, baby
You wouldn't do anything I asked to
You wouldn't do nothing for me, baby
You wouldn't do anything I asked to
You know you ran away from your home, baby
And now you wanna run away from old B. too
You know I loved you, baby
I loved you before I could call your name
You know I loved you, baby
Baby I loved you, I love you before I could call your name
Well, it seems like everything I do now baby
Everything I do is in vain
My brother's in Korea, baby
My sister's down in New Orleans
Brother's in Korea baby
My sister's down in New Orleans
You know I'm having so much trouble woman
Baby, I wonder, what in the world is gonna happen to me
You know I love you
And I'll do anything you tell me to
You know I love you
And I'll do anything you tell me to
Well, there ain't nothing in the world, woman
Babe, it ain't nothing
Nothing in the world I wouldn't do it for you
You can treat me mean, baby
But I'll keep on loving you just the same
You can treat me mean baby
But I'll keep on loving you just the same
But one of these days, baby
You're gonna give a lot of money
To hear someone call my name
Yes, sweet sixteen baby... sweet sixteen...
Yes, the sweetest thing baby
The sweetest thing I ever seen
You know I'm having so much trouble, woman
Baby I wonder
Yes I wonder
Baby I wonder
Oh, I wonder what in the world's gonna happen to me
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