Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Sweet Sixteen" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am7 I'll do anything For my sweet sixteen And I'll do anything For little runaway child F Gave my heart an engagement ring, Am7 she took everything G Am7 everything I gave her, oh sweet sixteen F Built a moon for a rocking chair, I never guessed it would G rock her far from here, oh, oh, oh, oh oh Chorus: F G Am Someone's built a candy castle for my sweet sixteen F G Am Someone's built a candy brain and filled it in Am7 Well, I'll do anything for my sweet sixteen oh I'll do anything for little runaway child Well, memories will burn you Memories grow older as people can They just get colder Like sweet sixteen Oh, I see it's clear Baby, that you are All through here Oh, oh, oh, oh Someone's built a candy castle For my sweet sixteen Someone's built a candy house To house her in Oh oh, someone's built a candy castle For my sweet sixteen Someone's built a candy brain And filled it in Chorus - x2 And I do anything For my sweet sixteen Oh, I do anything For little runaway girl F C G Yeah, sad and lonely and blue F C G gettin' over you F C G how, how do you think it feels, yeah F C G To get up in the morning, get over you, up in the morning, get over you Wipe away the tears, get over you get over, get over My sweet sixteen Oh, runaway child Oh, sweet sixteen Little runaway girl Gave my heart an engagement ring She left everything Everything I gave her Oh, sweet sixteen Built a moon For a rocking chair I never guessed it would Rock her far from here Oh, oh, oh Chorus Someone's built a candy castle For my sweet sixteen Someone's built a candy house To house her in Oh, someone's built a candy castle For my sweet sixteen Someone's built a candy house To house her in And I'll do anything For my sweet sixteen Oh, I'll do anything For this little runaway child Do anything For sweet sixteen I'll do anything For little runaway girl Little runaway girl Oh, sweet sixteen Oh, sweet sixteen Oh You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  Am7  C  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sweet Sixteen" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sweet Sixteen" by Billy Idol.