[Intro] C

[Estribillo]

 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

[Primera Parte]

     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-Estribillo]

         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

[Estribillo]

  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-Estribillo]

          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

[Estribillo]

 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

[Puente]

    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 )

[Final]

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