He Would Be 16

[G]She gets in her c[D]ar oc[G]tober friday night   [D]
[G]Home from work[D] down 31 pas[A]t franklin hi[Bm]gh              [Fm]
[G]She can see the stadium[D] lights she can h[G]ear the band               [D]
[G]A thousand crazy[D] high schoo[A]l kids screamin[Bm]' in the stands   [Fm]
[G]Quarterback and homecoming queen   [A]
[Bm]Love to young to know what it means    [A]
[D]She goes back in[A] time oh in her mind[Bm] it's like a dream [Fm]

[G]He would [A]be would sixtee[D]n
[G]The son she nev[A]er knew    [D]
[G]It hurt so mu[A]ch to give [Bm]him up      [G]
[D]But what else could she do     [A]
[G]He would be [A]sixteen      [D]

Same as above

A child should have a home she knows her folks were right
She never heard the couple's name just that they were nice
She wonders if he's taller than his father was
Does he drive a car by now has he been in love
She shakes back to reality she knows
Things turn out the way they should be
But she just can help but ask herself does he know about me

Same as above

He would be would sixteen
The son she never knew
It hurt so much to give him up
But what else could she do
He would be sixteen

[G]She never even got t[A]o hold him        [D]
[G]And nights like thi[A]s hurts to miss   [Bm]            [G]
[D]The son she's never[A] seen
[G]He would be s[A]ixteen    [Bm]
[G]He would be [A]sixteen      [D]