Intro: Db Fm Ab Eb Db Fm Ab Eb 
 
Verse 1:
Ab                    Ab
Do you remember when we moved out?
   Fm                         Fm
My mum said, "I love you, but it's a small house"
      Ab
So we changed up and saved up
     Ab
Gave up our town
        Fm
We were dangerous, couldn't tame us
       Fm
What's missing now?
Ab           Ab            Fm
Time, suddenly we got no time
         Fm         Ab
We're so busy doing life
       Ab                 Fm     Fm
That I miss your eyes on mine, mine
 
Pre-Chorus:
   Ab                   Bbm
If you just focus on me
                  Db
Like we were sixteen
                   Eb
And plotting our lives
      Ab
Can I wear your t-shirt
       Bbm
And sleep on you
          Db                    Eb
While I dream of all the good times?
 
Chorus:
                    Db  Fm  Ab  Eb  Db  Fm
When we were sixteen
Ab     Eb              Db  Fm  Ab  Eb  Db  Fm
 Like we were sixteen
Ab     Eb
 Like we were sixteen
 
Verse 2:
Ab                   Ab
Do you remember the teacher said
       Fm                          Fm
You're too young, too stupid, don't lose your head
    Ab                                  Ab
But years gone and we held on with the best intent
     Fm                     -nc-
Just two kids who kicked it on MSN
Ab           Ab            Fm
Time, suddenly we got no time
         Fm         Ab
We're so busy doing life
       Ab                 Fm     Fm
That I miss your eyes on mine, mine
 
Pre-Chorus:
   Ab                   Bbm
If you just focus on me
                  Db
Like we were sixteen
                   Eb
And plotting our lives -When we were plotting our lives-
      Ab
Can I wear your t-shirt
       Bbm
And sleep on you
          Db                    Eb
While I dream of all the good times?
 
Chorus:
                    Db  Fm  Ab  Eb  Db  Fm
When we were sixteen
Ab     Eb              Db  Fm  Ab  Eb  Db  Fm
 Like we were sixteen
Ab     Eb
 Like we were sixteen
 
Bridge:
Fm                              Ab
 Let's take the love that we found
                         Eb
And give it back to ourselves
 
Sometimes these things don't work out
Eb
 Sometimes there'll be no one else
Bbm                         Ab
 They said we'd never even make it this far
             Eb
But here we are
                Eb
We're still counting stars
 
Like we were sixteen
 
Chorus:
                 Db  Fm  Ab  Eb  Db  Fm
Like we were sixteen
Ab         Eb           Db  Fm  Ab  Eb  Db
 Oh, when we were sixteen
Fm              Ab               Eb             Db  Fm  Ab  Eb  Db
We're still counting stars like we were sixteen
Fm              Ab               Eb
We're still counting stars like we were sixteen