Intro F..
Chorus
C
sixteen.. carriages.. drivin' away..
C
while i watch them ride.. with my fears away..
F
to the summer sunset.. on a holy night..
F
on a long back road.. all the tears i fight..
C
sixteen.. carriages.. drivin' away..
C
while i watch them ride.. with my fears away..
F
to the summer sunset.. on a holy night..
F
on a long back road.. all the tears i fight..
C
at fifteen, the innocence was gone astray..
C
had to leave my home.. at an early age..
F
i saw mama prayin', i saw daddy grind
F
all my tender problems, had to leave behind..
C
it's been umpteen summers, and i'm not in my bed
on the back of the bus and a bunk with the band
C
goin' so hard, gotta choose myself
underpaid and overwhelmed..
F
i might cook, clean, but still won't fold
still workin' on my life, you know
F
only God knows.. only God knows..
only God knows..
Chorus
C
sixteen.. carriages.. drivin' away..
C
while i watch them ride.. with my fears away..
F
to the summer sunset.. on a holy night..
F
on a long back road.. all the tears i fight..
C
sixteen.. carriages.. drivin' away..
C
while i watch them ride.. with my fears away..
F
to the summer sunset.. on a holy night..
F
on a long back road.. all the tears i fight..
Int. F..
C
sixteen.. dollars.. workin' all day..
C
ain't got time to waste.. i got art to make..
F
i got love to create.. on this holy night..
F
they won't dim my light..
all these years i fight..
C
it's been thirty-eight summers
and i'm not in my bed
on the back of the bus and a bunk with the band
C
goin' so hard, now i miss my kids
overworked and overwhelmed..
F
i might cook, clean, but still won't fold
still workin' on my life, you know
F
only God knows.. only God knows..
only God knows..
Chorus
C
sixteen.. carriages.. drivin' away..
C
while i watch them ride.. with my fears away..
F
to the summer sunset.. on a holy night..
F
on a long back road.. all the tears i fight..
C
sixteen.. carriages.. drivin' away..
C
while i watch them ride.. with my fears away..
F
to the summer sunset.. on a holy night..
F
on a long back road.. all the tears i fight..
Int. C Bb Am F
oooh.. ooh..
Am C
ooo oooh..
C
at fifteen.. the innocence was gone astray..
C
had to take care of home.. at an early age..
F
i saw mama cryin', i saw daddy lyin'
F
had to sacrifice and leave my fears behind..
Dm C
the legacy.. if it's the last thing i do..
Bb
you'll remember me..
cause we got somethin' to prove..
Bb Am
in your memory.. on a highway to truth..
C
still see your faces when you close your eyes..
Int. F..
Chorus
C
sixteen carriages.. drivin' away..
C
while i watch them ride.. with my dreams away..
