16 CARRIAGES
Recorded by Beyonce
Album: COWBOY CATER (2024)

(Capo on 1)

(Intro.)
|(C) / / / |(C) / / / |

(Chorus)
(G)Sixteen carriages drivin' away
While I (G) watch them ride with my dreams away
To the (C) summer sunset on a holy night
On a (C) long back road, all the tears I fight
Sixteen (G)carriages drivin' away
While I watch them (G)ride with my dreams away
To the (C) summer sunset on a holy night
On a (C) long back road, all the tears I fight

(Verse 1)
At (G)fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
Had to (G) leave my home at an early age
I saw (C) Mama prayin', I saw Daddy grind
All my (C) tender problems, had to leave behind

(Pre-Chorus)
It's been (G)umpteen summers, and I'm not in my bed
On the (G)back of the bus in a bunk with the band
(G)Goin' so hard, gotta choose myself
(G)Undеrpaid and overwhelmed
(C)I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold
(C)Still workin' all my life, you know
(C)Only God knows, only God knows
Only God knows

(Chorus)
(G) Sixteen carriages drivin' away
While I (G)watch them ride with my fears away
To the (C) summer sunset on a holy night
On a (C) long back road, all the tears I fight
(G) Sixteen carriages drivin' away
While I (G)watch them ride with my fears away
To the (C) summer sunset on a holy night
On a (C) long back road, all the tears I fight
 
(Instrumental)
|(C) / / / |(C) / / / |

(Verse 2)
(G)Sixteen dollars, workin' all day
Ain't got (G) time to waste, I got art to make
I got (C) love to create on this holy night
They won’t (C) dim my light, all these years I fight

(Pre-Chorus)
It's been (G)thirty-eight summers, and I'm not in my bed
On the (G)back of the bus in a bunk with the band
(G)Goin' so hard, now I miss my kids
(G)Overworked and overwhelmed
(C)I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold
(C)Still workin' all my life, you know
(C)Only God knows, only God knows
(C)Only God knows

(Chorus)
(G) Sixteen carriages drivin' away
While I (G) watch them ride with my fears away
To the (C) summer sunset on a holy night
On a (C) long back road, all the tears I fight
(G) Sixteen carriages drivin' away
While I (G) watch them ride with my fears away
To the (C) summer sunset on a holy night
On a (C) long back road, all the tears I fight
 
(Post-Chorus)
(G)Oh, oh, (C)oh, oh
(G)Oh, oh, (C)oh, (D)oh

(Bridge) 
At (G)fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
Had to (G) take care of home at an early age
I saw (G) Mama cryin', I saw Daddy lyin'
Had to (G) sacrifice and leave my fears behind
The (C)legacy, if it's the last thing I do
You'll re-(C)member me 'cause we got somethin' to prove
In your (C)memory, on a highway to truth
(C)Still see your faces when you close your eyes

(Outro.)
|(C) / / / |(C) / / / |
(G)Sixteen carriages drivin' away
While I (G) watch them ride with my dreams away - - - - -