Chords with lyrics
🎸 Intro:
C majorC
🎸 Chorus:
G+G G+G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
G+G G+G
While I watch them ride with my dreams away
C majorC C majorC
To the summer sunset on a holy night
C majorC C majorC
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
G+G G+G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
G+G G+G
While I watch them ride with my dreams away
C majorC C majorC
To the summer sunset on a holy night
C majorC C majorC
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
🎸 Verse 1:
G+G G+G
At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
G+G G+G
Had to leave my home at an early age
C majorC C majorC
I saw Mama prayin', I saw Daddy grind
C majorC C majorC
All my tender problems, had to leave behind
🎸 Pre-Chorus:
G+G G+G
It's been umpteen summers, and I'm not in my bed
G+G G+G
On the back of the bus in a bunk with the band
G+G G+G
Goin' so hard, gotta choose myself
G+G G+G
Undеrpaid and overwhelmed
C majorC C majorC
I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold
C majorC C majorC
Still workin' all my life, you know
C majorC C majorC
Only God knows, only God knows
C majorC
Only God knows
🎸 Chorus:
G+G G+G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
G+G G+G
While I watch them ride with my fears away
C majorC C majorC
To the summer sunset on a holy night
C majorC C majorC
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
G+G G+G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
G+G G+G
While I watch them ride with my fears away
C majorC C majorC
To the summer sunset on a holy night
C majorC C majorC
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
🎸 Instrumental:
C majorC
🎸 Verse 2:
G+G G+G
Sixteen dollars, workin' all day
G+G G+G
Ain't got time to waste, I got art to make
C majorC C majorC
I got love to create on this holy night
C majorC C majorC
They won't dim my light, all these years I fight
🎸 Pre-Chorus:
G+G G+G
It's been thirty-eight summers, and I'm not in my bed
G+G G+G
On the back of the bus in a bunk with the band
G+G G+G
Goin' so hard, now I miss my kids
G+G G+G
Overworked and overwhelmed
C majorC C majorC
I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold
C majorC C majorC
Still workin' all my life, you know
C majorC C majorC
Only God knows, only God knows
C majorC
Only God knows
🎸 Chorus:
G+G G+G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
G+G G+G
While I watch them ride with my fears away
C majorC C majorC
To the summer sunset on a holy night
C majorC C majorC
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
G+G G+G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
G+G G+G
While I watch them ride with my fears away
C majorC C majorC
To the summer sunset on a holy night
C majorC C majorC
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
🎸 Post-Chorus:
C majorC
Oh, oh
C majorC
Oh
🎸 Bridge:
G+G G+G
At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
G+G G+G
Had to take care of home at an early age
G+G G+G
I saw Mama cryin', I saw Daddy lyin'
G+G G+G
Had to sacrifice and leave my fears behind
C majorC C majorC
The legacy, if it's the last thing I do
C majorC C majorC
You'll remember me 'cause we got somethin' to prove
C majorC C majorC
In your memory, on a highway to truth
C majorC C majorC
Still see your faces when you close your eyes
🎸 Outro:
C majorC
G+G G+G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
G+G
While I watch them ride with my dreams away
Other versions of 16 Carriages
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for 16 Carriages by Beyoncé
