Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Sweet Little 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.
C# G# C# They're really rockin in Boston, in Pittsburgh, P. A. G# C# Deep in the heart of Texas and 'round the Frisco Bay. F# C# All over St. Louis and down in New Orleans, G# C# all the Cats wanna dance with, Sweet Little Sixteen. Sweet Little Sixteen She's just got to have About a half a million Famed autographs Her wallet filled with pictures She gets them one by one Becomes so excited Watch her, look at her run Chorus: F# C# Oh, Mommy, Mommy, please may I go? G# C# It's such a sight to see, somebody steal the show. F# C# Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I beg of you. G# C# Whisper to Mommy, it's all right with you. 'Cause they'll be rockin' on Bandstand In Philadelphia, PA Deep in the heart of Texas And round the 'Frisco Bay All over St. Louis Way down in New Orleans All the cats wanna dance with Sweet Little Sixteen 'Cause they'll be rockin' on Bandstand In Philadelphia, PA Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the 'Frisco Bay All over St. Louis Way down in New Orleans All the cats wanna dance with, ooh Sweet Little Sixteen Sweet Little Sixteen She's got the grown-up blues Tight dresses and lipstick She's sportin' high heel shoes Oh, but tomorrow morning She'll have to change her trend And be sweet sixteen And back in class again Well, they'll be rockin' in Boston Pittsburgh, PA Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the 'Frisco Bay Way out in St. Louis Way down in New Orleans All the cats wanna dance with Sweet Little Sixteen You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#  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 Little Sixteen" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sweet Little Sixteen" by Chuck Berry.