Celtic Connection - Sixteen For Awhile

From "The Celtic Connection" (1997)
(Dave Carroll)

INTRO:  [G]   [C]   [D]   [Em]   [C]   [G]   [D]

[G]  I [C]returned to my home [D]town yester[Em]day 
And my [C]life before my [G]eyes came flashing [D]back
Every[G]thing was [C]changed and the [D]faces look so [Em]strange 
Sometimes [C]I wish that [G]I was young a[D]gain

CHORUS #1:
[Em]  And if I [C]close my eyes [G]think on back to [D]happy times
[Em]  I could be [C]16 years [G]old for a[D]while
[Em]Honest friendships, [C]high school dances, [G]innocence and [D]short romances 
[Em]  Life was [C]simple but it [G]sure was good some[D]how

[G]  Then we [C]drove to an [D]old beach last [Em]night 
A [C]place we used to [G]go not long a[D]go
[G]Walking barefoot [C]in the sand I [D]saw two people [Em]holding hands
[C]  Falling in [G]love for their first [D]time

CHORUS #1

INTRO

[G]  Now I'm [C]older I [D]guess a little [Em]wiser 
ex[C]perience is [G]added to my [D]name
But I [G]can't help but [C]feel that I [D]traded a[Em]part
[C]  Who I [G]am along the [D]way

CHORUS #1

CHORUS #2
[Em]  When I [C]close my eyes [G]think on back to [D]happy times
[Em]  It sure feels [C]good to be [G]16 for a[D]while
[Em]Honest friendships, [C]high school dances, [G]innocence and [D]short romances 
[Em]  Life was [C]simple but it [G]sure was good some[D]how

[Em]  Life was [C]simple but it [G]sure was good some[D]how