(intro)
        C
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------3------1------0------1------0------|
G|--------------0------0------0------0------0----|
D|------2---------2------2------2------2---------|
A|---3-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

        Am7
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------3------1------0------1------1------|
G|--------------0------0------0------0------0----|
D|------2---------2------2------2------2---------|
A|---0-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

        F
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------3------1------0------1------0------|
G|------2-------0------0------0------0------0----|
D|---3------------2------2------2------2---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

        G
E|------------3------3---------------------------|
B|--------------3------3-----0h1p0-----0---------|
G|----------------0------0---------0-----0-------|
D|-----------------------------------0-----0-----|
A|------2------------------------------------2---|
E|---3-------------------------------------------|

C
 Sixteen seems so young.
Am7
 seems so far away.
F
 But shes more
               G
 beautiful with every passing day.

( C  Am7  F  G )

C
 Shut your eyes
                E7      E
 and think back to the time.
 Am
 Taking your first steps
   F
 Speaking the first words of your life.
C
 Then you went to school
               E7        E
 and learned about this world.
Am
 Those years went by so fast but slowly,
F
 whispers in her ear so softly.

C
 Days go by slowly.
 Am
 Slowly drifting down
F
 Sixteen, shes still growing.
  G
 Beauty like the color of the leaves
C
 Changing with the seasons
Am
 Slowly passing by
F
 Beautiful colors
  G
 All wrapped up inside her mind.

( C  E7  E Am  F )

C
 Shut your eyes and think

          E7     E
 back to junior high.
Am
 You're making friends and finding yourself
          F
 through love, fighting, drama and pain
C                     E7          E
 Boys and girls all wrapped up in love
      Am                      F
 Its time to move on to your high school days, and he said

C
 Days go by slowly.
Am
 Slowly drifting down
F
 Sixteen, shes still growing.
  G
 Beauty like the color of the leaves
C
 Changing with the seasons
Am
 Slowly passing by
F
 Beautiful colors
  G                             E7  E
 All wrapped up inside her mind.

        Dm                  E                      Am             F
E|-----------1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----3----0------------0------------------1--------------1--------------|
G|-----2---2-----2-------------1---1------------2-----2---2------2---2-----2---2--|
D|---0-----------------------2-------2--------2---2-----2------3---------3---2----|
A|-------------------------2-----------2----0-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|

        Dm                  E                      Am
E|-----------1--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----3----0------------0------------------1------0--0--0h1p0------------|
G|-----2---2-----2-------------1---1------------2-----2---------------0-----------|
D|---0-----------------------2-------2--------2---2-----2-------------------------|
A|-------------------------2-----------2----0-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|

Dm            E
 And on this day and for
                   Am
 the rest of your life
              F
 I hope this light will guide you.
Dm
 And if you ever get
E                    Am
 lost back in those days
             F
 Ill travel miles to find you
Dm                  E
 And if you ever think
               Am
 back on this day
                F
 I hope you'll find it lovely.
      F
 For I will always say.for
      E               E
 the rest of your days

       C
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------3------1------0------1------0------|
G|--------------0------0------0------0------0----|
D|------2---------2------2------2------2---------|
A|---3-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

       Am7
E|--------------------------3-------1-------0----|
B|------------3------1--------1-------1-------1--|
G|--------------0------0--------2-------2--------|
D|------2---------2------2-----------------------|
A|---0-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

       F
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------3------1------0------1------0------|
G|------2-------0------0------0------0------0----|
D|---3------------2------2------2------2---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

        G
E|------------3------3---------------------------|
B|--------------3------3-----0h1p0-----0---------|
G|----------------0------0---------0-----0-------|
D|-----------------------------------0-----0-----|
A|------2------------------------------------2---|
E|---3-------------------------------------------|

C
 Days go by slowly.
Am
 Slowly drifting down
F
 Sixteen, shes still growing.
  G
 Beauty like the color of the leaves
C
 Changing with the seasons
Am
 Slowly passing by
F
 Beautiful colors
  G                              C  Am
 All wrapped up inside her...mind.
        F
 Her mind
  G                            C
 all wrapped up inside her mind.