16 Carriages chords by Beyoncé (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 1st

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