[Intro] C

[Chorus]

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

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

[First Part]

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

[Pre-Chorus]

         G                        
It's been umpteen summers, and I'm not in my bed
       G                    
On the 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
               C
Only God knows

[Chorus]

  G                 
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
         G                    
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                
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
       G                    
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 )

[Segunda Parte]

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

[Pre-Chorus]

          G                             
It's been thirty-eight summers, and I'm not in my bed
       G                    
On the 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
       G                   
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                 
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
       G                    
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

[Post-Refrão]

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

[Bridge]

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

( C )

[Outro]

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