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16th Avenue by Lacy J. Dalton
16th Avenue
Intro bass run off G chrd (G,F#,F) to
Em chrd, D chrd and back to G
G Em
FROM THE CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY
D G
FROM THE CITIES AND THE FARMS
Em C
WITH YEARS AND YEARS OF LIVING
G D
TUCKED UP UNDERNEATH THEIR ARMS
Em C
THEY WALKED AWAY FROM EVERYTHING
G C
JUST TO SEE A DREAM COME TRUE
G Em
SO GOD BLESS THE BOYS WHO MAKE THE NOISE
C D7 G
ON SIXTEENTH AV-E-NUE
WITH A MILLION DOLLAR SPIRIT
AND AN OLD FLAT TOP GUITAR
THEY DRIVE TO TOWN WITH ALL THEY OWN
IN A HUNDRED DOLLAR CAR
'CAUSE ONE TIME SOMEONE TOLD'EM
ABOUT A FRIEND OF A FRIEND THEY KNEW
WHO OWNS YOU KNOW A STUDIO
ON SIXTEENTH AVENUE
NOW SOME ARE BORN TO MONEY
THEY NEVER HAD TO SAY SURVIVE
AND OTHERS SWING A NINE POUND HAMMER
JUST TO STAY ALIVE
THERE'S COWBOYS, DRUNKS AND CHRISTIANS
MOSTLY WHITE AND BLACK AND BLUE
THEY'VE ALL DIALED THE PHONE
COLLECT TO HOME
FROM SIXTEENTH AVENUE
(SHORT BREAK SIMILAR TO INTRO)
AH, BUT THEN ONE NIGHT IN SOME EMPTY ROOM
WHERE NO CURTAINS EVER HUNG
LIKE A MIRACLE SOME GOLDEN WORDS
ROLL OFF OF SOMEONE'S TONGUE
AND AFTER YEARS OF BEING NOTHING
THEY'RE ALL LOOKIN' RIGHT AT YOU
AND THEN FOR AWHILE
THEY'LL GO IN STYLE
ON SIXTEENTH AVENUE
HEY, IT LOOKS SO UNEVENTFUL
SO QUIET AND DISCRETE
BUT A LOT OF LIVES WERE CHANGED
DOWN ON THAT LITTLE ONE WAY STREET
'CAUSE THEY WALKED AWAY FROM EVERYTHING
JUST TO SEE A DREAM COME TRUE
SO GOD BLESS THE BOYS
WHO MAKE THE NOISE
ON SIXTEENTH AVENUE
REPEAT AND FADE FIRST VERSE
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version 2
G D7 G
From the corners of the country from the cities and the farms
Em C G D7
With years and years of living tucked up underneath their arms
Em C G C
They walked away from everything just to see a dream come true
G Em C D7 G
So God bless the boys who make the noise on 16th Av-enue
D7 G
With a million dollar spirit and an old flat top guitar
Em C G D7
They drive to town with all they own in a hundred dollar car
Em C G C
Cause one time someone told them about a friend of a friend they knew
G Em C D7 G
Who owns you know a studio on 16th Av-enue
D7 G
Now some are born to money they never had to say survive
Em C G D7
And others swing a nine pound hammer just to stay alive
Em C G C
There's cowboys drunks and Christians mostly white and black and blue
G Em C D7 G
They've all dialed the phone collect to home from 16th Av-enue
D7 G
Ah but then one night in some empty room where no curtains ever hung
Em C G D7
Like a miracle some golden words roll off of someone's tongue
Em C G C
And after years of being nothing they're all looking right at you
G Em C D7 G
And there for awhile they'll go in style on 16th Av-enue
D7 G
Hey it looks so uneventful so quiet and discreet
Em C G D7
But a lot of lives were changed there on that little one-way street
Em C G C
Cause they walked away from everything just to see a dream come true
G Em C D7 G
So God bless the boys who make the noise on 16th Av-enue
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version 3
[Intro]
| Em | D7 | G | G |
[Verse 1]
G D7 G
From the corners of the country, from the cities and the farms.
Em C G D7
With years and years of living tucked up underneath their arms.
Em C G C
They walk away from everything just to see a dream come true.
G F#m Em G C D7 G
God bless the boys who make the noise on 16th Avenue.
[Verse 2]
G D7 G
With a million dollar spirit and an old flattop guitar,
Em C G D7
They drive to town with all they own in a hundred dollar car.
Em C G C
'Cause one time someone told them 'bout a friend of a friend they knew.
G F#m Em G C D7 G
Who owns, you know, a studio on 16th Avenue.
[Verse 3]
G D7 G
Now some were born to money they've never had to just “Survive”.
Em C G D7
And others swing a 9 pound hammer just to stay alive.
Em C G C
There's cowboys, drunks, and Christians mostly white and black and blue.
G F#m Em G C D7 G
They've all dialed the phone collect to home from 16th Avenue.
[Lead Break]
| Em | D7 | G | G |
[Verse 4]
G D7 G
Ah, but then one night in some empty room where no curtains ever hung.
Em C G D7
Like a miracle some golden words rolled off of someone's tongue.
Em C G C
And after years of being nothing they're all looking back at you.
G F#m Em G C D7 G
And for a while they'll go in style on 16th Avenue.
[Verse 5]
G D7 G
It looked so uneventful, so quiet and discreet.
Em C G D7
But a lot of lives where changed down on that little one way street.
Em C G C
'Cause they walk away from everything just to see a dream come true.
G F#m Em G C D7 G
So God bless the boys who make the noise on 16th Avenue.
[Lead Break]
| Em | D7 | G | G |
[Verse 6]
G D7 G
From the corners of the country, from the cities and the farms.
Em C G D7
With years and years of living tucked up underneath their arms.
Em C G C
They walk away from everything just to see a dream come true.
G F#m Em G C D7 G
God bless the boys who make the noise on 16th Avenue.
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