Sixteen

Ellie Goulding - Sixteen: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sixteen" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

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Learn Sixteen Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Ellie Goulding

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Sixteen" smoothly on your guitar.

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G#
Do you remember when we moved out?
   Fm
My mum said, "I love you, but it's a small house"
        G#
So we changed up and saved up
Gave up our town
         Fm
We were dangerous, couldn't tame us
What's missing now?
G#                        Fm
Time, suddenly we got no time
                    G#
We're so busy doing life
                         Fm
That I miss your eyes on mine, mine

   G#                 A#m
If you just focus on me
                 C#
Like we were sixteen
                  D#
And plotting our lives
       G#
Can I wear your t-shirt
      A#m
And sleep on you
          C#                   D#
While I dream of all the good times?

Chorus:
                   C# Fm G# D# C# Fm
When we were sixteen
G#    D#           C# Fm G# D# C# Fm
Like we were sixteen
G#    D#
Like we were sixteen

Do you remember the teacher said
"You're too young, too stupid, don't lose your head"
But years gone and we held on with the best intent
Just two kids who kicked it on MSN

Oh, time (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)
Suddenly, we got no time (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)
We're so busy doing life (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)
That I miss your eyes on mine, mine

Chorus:
Oh, if you just focus on me
Like we were sixteen
And plotting our lives
(When we were plotting our lives)
Can I wear your t-shirt and sleep (Oh)
On you while I dream (Oh)
Of all the good times?
When we were sixteen

Like we were sixteen
Oh, oh
Like we were sixteen

Fm                            G#
Let's take the love that we found
                        D#
And give it back to ourselves
Sometimes these things don't work out
D#
Sometimes there'll be no one else
A#m                        G#
They said we'd never even make it this far
            D#
But here we are
We're still counting stars
Like we were sixteen

Oh, when we were sixteen
Oh, oh
We're still counting stars like we were sixteen
We're still counting stars like we were sixteen


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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sixteen" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sixteen" by Ellie Goulding.

Ellie Goulding - Sixteen: Guitar Chords

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