Chord/Tab song: Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen

"Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
(Neil Sedaka / Howard Greenfield)

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:

T[Db]onight's the night [F7] I've waited for
[Bbm]Because you're not a baby [Db7] anymore
[Gb]You've turned i[Gdim]nto the prettiest [Db/Ab]girl I've ever [Bb7]seen
H[Eb7]appy birthday sweet sixt[Ab7]een

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
H[Eb7]appy b[Ab7]irthday sweet sixt[Db]een

Bridge:

[Ab7]When you were only six
[Db]I was your big brother
[Ab7]Then when you were ten
[Db]We didn't like each other
[Bb7]When you were thirteen
You were my [Ebm]funny valentine
Eb7 (N.C.)
But since you've grown up
Eb7 (N.C.)
Your future is sewn up
F[Ab7]rom 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
H[Eb7]appy b[Ab7]irthday sweet sixt[Db]een[A7]

(key change)

(repeat verse 3, in D)

[D]If I should smile [F#7] with sweet surprise
[Bm]It's just that you've grown up bef[D7]ore my very eyes
Y[G]ou've turned i[G#dim]nto the prettiest [D/A]girl I've ever s[B7]een
H[E7]appy b[A7]irthday sweet sixt[D]een

Coda (repeat to fade):

[D] [Bm]

Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la

Happy bi[G]rthday sweet s[A]ixteen

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers