16 Carriages Chords – Beyoncé

On February 11, 2024, the track was released, and produced by Beyoncé, Ink & Dave Hamelin. The key of the track is G# major; to simplify the chords, use a capo on the 1st fret.

[Intro]
 
C
 
 
[Chorus]
        G                 G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
                    G                    G
While I watch them ride with my dreams away
                  C            C
To the summer sunset on a holy night
               C    
On a long back road, 
                 C
all the tears I fight
 
        G                 G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
                    G                    G
While I watch them ride with my dreams away
                  C            C
To the summer sunset on a holy night
               C                      C
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
 
 
[Verse 1]
                G                  G
At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
                G                G
Had to leave my home at an early age
           C                    C
I saw Mama prayin', I saw Daddy grind
              C        
All my tender problems, 
               C
had to leave behind
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
          G                
It's been umpteen summers, 
        G
and I'm not in my bed
       G                   
On the back of the bus in a 
G
bunk with the band
G                    G
Goin' so hard, gotta choose myself
G             G
Undеrpaid and overwhelmed
        C          
I might cook, clеan, 
     C
but still won't fold
C                    C
Still workin' all my life, you know
               C               C
Only God knows, only God knows
               C
Only God knows
 
 
[Chorus]
        G                 G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
                    G    
While I watch them ride 
                 G
with my fears away
                  C            C
To the summer sunset on a holy night
               C                      C
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
 
        G                 G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
                    G                    G
While I watch them ride with my fears away
                  C            C
To the summer sunset on a holy night
               C                      C
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
 
[Instrumental]
C
 
[Verse 2]
        G                    G
Sixteen dollars, workin' all day
                  G                   G
Ain't got time to waste, I got art to make
              C                   C
I got love to create on this holy night
           C             
They won't dim my light, 
          C
all these years I fight
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
          G                  
It's been thirty-eight summers, 
        G
and I'm not in my bed
       G                   
On the back of the bus in a 
G
bunk with the band
G                    G
Goin' so hard, now I miss my kids
G              G
Overworked and overwhelmed
        C                 C
I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold
C                    C
Still workin' all my life, you know
               C               C
Only God knows, only God knows
               C
Only God knows
 
 
[Chorus]
        G                 G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
                    G                    G
While I watch them ride with my fears away
                  C            C
To the summer sunset on a holy night
               C                      C
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
 
        G                 G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
                    G                    G
While I watch them ride with my fears away
                  C            C
To the summer sunset on a holy night
               C                      C
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
 
[Post-Chorus]
C
Oh, oh
C
Oh
 
 
[Bridge]
        G                     G
At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
        G                      G
Had to take care of home at an early age
      G                  G
I saw Mama cryin', I saw Daddy lyin'
       G                      G
Had to sacrifice and leave my fears behind
          C                          C
The legacy, if it's the last thing I do
          C                  
You'll remember me 'cause we 
                 C
got somethin' to prove
        C                       C
In your memory, on a highway to truth
               C     
Still see your faces 
                    C
when you close your eyes
 
 
[Outro]
C
 
G                 G
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
G
While I watch them ride 

with my dreams away

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