Sixteen Going On Seventeen

Rolfe G C Am D G You wait, little girl, on an empty stage, for fate to turn the light on. C Am D G Your life, little girl, is an empty page that men will want to write on. Am D To write on... Rolfe G D G D You are sixteen going on seventeen, baby, it's time to think, Am G C Am D D7 better beware, be canny and careful, baby, you're on the brink G D G D You are sixteen going on seventeen, fellows will fall in line, Am G Am D G Eager young lads and roues and cads will offer you food and wine. Rolfe C Am G G7 D Totally un-pre-pared are you to face a world of men, C Am G D D7 Timid and shy and scared are you of things be-yond your ken. G D G C7 C You'll need someone older and wiser telling you what to do, G D Am D G I am seventeen going on eighteen, I'll take care of you ! Liesl G D G D I am sixteen going seventeen I know that I'm na-ïve, Am G C Am D D7 Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet, and willingly I be-lieve. G D G D I am sixteen going on seventeen, innocent as a rose. Am G Am D G Bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies, what do I know of those? Liesl C Am G G7 D Totally un-pre-pared am I to face a world of men, C Am G D D7 Timid and shy and scared am I of things be-yond my ken. G D G C7 C I need someone older and wiser, telling me what to do, G D Am D G You are seventeen going on eighteen, I'll de-pend on you! Maria G D G D When you're sixteen going on seventeen, waiting for life to start. Am G C Am D D7 Somebody kind who touches your mind, will suddenly touch your heart. Liesl G D G D When that happens, after it happens, nothing is quite the same Am G Am D G Somehow I know I'll jump up and go when-ever he calls my name. Maria C Am G G7 D Gone are your old i-deas of life, the old i-deas grow dim. C Am G D D7 Low and behold you're someone's wife, and you be-long to him. G D G C7 C You may think this kind of adventure never may come to you. G D Am D G Darling, sixteen going on seventeen, wait a year or two Liesl Am D I'll wait a year or... Together Am D G Just wait a year or two