16 Carriages (Ver2) Chords

Intro: D Chorus: A A Sixteen carriages drivin' away A A While I watch them ride with my dreams away D D To the summer sunset on a holy night D D On a long back road, all the tears I fight A A Sixteen carriages drivin' away A A While I watch them ride with my dreams away D D To the summer sunset on a holy night D D On a long back road, all the tears I fight

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