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