Biography:
Johnny Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American rockabilly pioneer from Memphis, TN. Along with his older brother Dorsey Burnette and a friend, Paul Burlison, he was the founding member of Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio.
John Joseph Burnette was born to Willie May and Dorsey Burnett Sr. in Memphis, Tennessee. (The ‘e’ at the end of the name was added later.) Johnny grew up with his parents and Dorsey Jr. in a public housing project in the Lauderdale Courts area of Memphis
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You're Sixteen:Johnny Burnette.
#6 in 1960.
INTRO: A G A
#1.
A D F#
Ooooo...you come on like a dream, peaches and cream..
G D
lips like strawberry wine.
E A D A
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
A D F#
You're all ribbons and curls, ooo, what a girl,
G D
eyes that twinkle and shine.
E A D
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
CHORUS:
A
You're my baby, you're my pet..
D
we fell in love on the night we met.
E
You touched my hand, my heart went pop!
A
And, ooo, when we kissed, we could not stop.
#2.
A D F#
You walked out of my dreams, and into my arms..
G D
now you're my angel divine.
E A D A
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
(INTERLUDE:) D F# G D
E A D A
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
(INTERLUDE:) D F# G D
E A D
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
CHORUS:
A
A-well-a, you're my baby, you're my pet..
D
we fell in love on the night we met.
E
You touched my hand, my heart went pop!
A
And, ooo, when we kissed, we could not stop.
#3.
A D F#
You walked out of my dreams, into my arms..
G D
now you're my angel divine.
E A D Db E
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
OUTRO:
E A D G D
Well, you're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#6 in 1960.
INTRO: A G A
#1.
A D F#
Ooooo...you come on like a dream, peaches and cream..
G D
lips like strawberry wine.
E A D A
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
A D F#
You're all ribbons and curls, ooo, what a girl,
G D
eyes that twinkle and shine.
E A D
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
CHORUS:
A
You're my baby, you're my pet..
D
we fell in love on the night we met.
E
You touched my hand, my heart went pop!
A
And, ooo, when we kissed, we could not stop.
#2.
A D F#
You walked out of my dreams, and into my arms..
G D
now you're my angel divine.
E A D A
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
(INTERLUDE:) D F# G D
E A D A
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
(INTERLUDE:) D F# G D
E A D
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
CHORUS:
A
A-well-a, you're my baby, you're my pet..
D
we fell in love on the night we met.
E
You touched my hand, my heart went pop!
A
And, ooo, when we kissed, we could not stop.
#3.
A D F#
You walked out of my dreams, into my arms..
G D
now you're my angel divine.
E A D Db E
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
OUTRO:
E A D G D
Well, you're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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