When You Were Sweet Sixteen chords by The Fureys (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
G/F#
Em
Cadd9
C/B
Am
Am/G
D
A
A7
Bm7
D7

Intro 1
G 
G/F# 
Em 
 (G major)  (G/F#)  (E minor) 
Cadd9 
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
 (Cadd9)  (C/B)  (A minor)  (A minor/G) 
D 
D 
 (D major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 
G 
G/F# 
Em 
 (G major)  (G/F#)  (E minor) 
Cadd9 
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
 (Cadd9)  (C/B)  (A minor)  (A minor/G) 
D 
D 
 (D major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 

Verse 1
G 
G/F# 
Em 
When  (G major) first I  (G/F#) saw    the  (E minor) love-light
Cadd9 
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
in your eye  (Cadd9)  (C/B)  (A minor)  (A minor/G) 
D 
I  (D major) thought the world
G 
D 
held naught but joy for  (G major) me  (D major) 
G 
G/F# 
Em 
And  (G major) even though  (G/F#) we  (E minor) drifted
Cadd9 
C/B 
Am 
far apart  (Cadd9)  (C/B)  (A minor) 
A 
A7 
I  (A major) never dream but  (A7) what I dream
D 
Cadd9 
Bm7 
D7 
of thee  (D major)  (Cadd9)  (B minor7)  (D7) 

Chorus 1

I love you as I've never loved

before

Since first I saw you on the village green

Come to me ere my dreams of love

are o'er

I love you as I loved you

When you were sweet

When you were sweet sixteen

Interlude 1
G 
G/F# 
Em 
 (G major)  (G/F#)  (E minor) 
Cadd9 
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
 (Cadd9)  (C/B)  (A minor)  (A minor/G) 
D 
D 
 (D major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 
G 
G/F# 
Em 
 (G major)  (G/F#)  (E minor) 
Cadd9 
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
 (Cadd9)  (C/B)  (A minor)  (A minor/G) 
D 
D 
 (D major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 

Chorus 2
G 
G/F# 
Em 
I  (G major) love you  (G/F#) as I've  (E minor) never loved
Cadd9 
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
be (Cadd9) fore      (C/B)  (A minor)  (A minor/G) 
D 
G 
D 
Since  (D major) first I saw you on the village  (G major) green  (D major) 
G 
G/F# 
Em 
Come  (G major) to me  (G/F#) ere my  (E minor) dreams of love
Cadd9 
C/B 
Am 
are  (Cadd9) o'er      (C/B)  (A minor) 
Cadd9 
G 
G/F# 
Em 
I  (Cadd9) love     you as I  (G major) loved you  (G/F#)  (E minor) 
Bm7 
When you were sweet  (B minor7) 
Am 
D 
G 
When you were  (A minor) sweet  (D major) six (G major) teen

Outro 1
G 
G/F# 
Em 
 (G major)  (G/F#)  (E minor) 
Cadd9 
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
 (Cadd9)  (C/B)  (A minor)  (A minor/G) 
D 
D 
 (D major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 
G 
G/F# 
Em 
 (G major)  (G/F#)  (E minor) 
Cadd9 
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
 (Cadd9)  (C/B)  (A minor)  (A minor/G) 
D 
D 
 (D major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) 
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G
G/F#
Em
Cadd9
C/B
Am
Am/G
D
A
A7
Bm7
D7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 104

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Am/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of When You Were Sweet Sixteen by The Fureys, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Fureys's performance.