E B 

E                    B
   Life begins after school
                               C#m
   That's when we bend all the rules
           A                E
   Time to hang with all my friends
                    B
   We like to be together
        C#m         B     A
   In a place where we belong

       E  B
   I'm 16 starting to find my way
   C#m                        A
   Live for tomorrow don't forget about yesterday
E                 B                 G#m             A
   Thank God, I'm on my own for the first time

      E    B                          C#m     B     A
   I'm, 16 life is sweet, when you're growing up so fast
              A                    E         B  
   You got to make the good times last

E                       B                         C#m
   If I could turn back time, I wouldn't change a thing
               A             E
   Cuz we have growing up to do
                        B
   Now that I'm getting older
            C#m      B       A
   Want to spend the rest of my life

           E    B
   Like I'm 16, starting to find my way
   C#m                        A
   Live for tomorrow don't forget about yesterday
E                 B                 G#m             A
   Thank God, I'm on my own for the first time

      E    B                          C#m     B     A
   I'm, 16 life is sweet, when you're growing up so fast
              A                    D 
   You got to make the good times last
                        C#m
   What do you get from life
                         B              B
   If you don't ever let go... Just let go...

   E B C#m A
   E B G#m A
   E B C#m A
   E B G#m A

E     B                          C#m     B     A
   16 life is sweet, when you're growing up so fast
             A                   E
   You gotta make the good times last
                    B                                      A
   Life began after school... When did they change all the rules?