16 Carriages

Intro C 
 

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

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

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


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



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

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

( C ) 


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

 

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

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

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

G   F  Em  
Oh, oh 
C   Em G 
Oh, Oh 

 

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

( C ) 

Final 

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Sixteen carriages drivin' away 
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While I watch them ride with my dreams away