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16Th Avenue

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[Intro]
Em D  G
[Verse 1]
From the cGorners of the country from the D7cities and the Gfarms
With Emyears and years of Cliving tucked up    Gunderneath their D7arms
  EmThey walked away from evCerything just to Gsee a dream come Ctrue
So God Gbless the D/F#boys who Emmake the Dnoise on C16th D7Av-eGnue
 [Verse 2]
With a million dollar spirit and an D7old flat top guitGar
They Emdrive to town with Call they own in Ga hundred dollar D7car
Cause Emone time someone Ctold them about a Gfriend of a friend they Cknew
Who Gowns you know a   Emstudio on C16th D7Av-eGnue
[Verse 3]
Now some are born to money they never hD7ad to say survGive
And Emothers swing a Cnine pound hammer    Gjust to stay alD7ive
There's Emcowboys drunks and CChristians mostly Gwhite and black and Cblue
They've all dGialed the D/F#phone collEmect to hDome from C16th D7Av-eGnue
[Instrumental]
Em   D  G
[Bridge] 
Ah but then one night in some empty room where no D7curtains ever Ghung
Like a Emmiracle some Cgolden words roll     Goff of someone's D7tongue
And after Emyears of being Cnothing they're all Glooking right at Cyou
And then fGor aD/F#while they'll Emgo in stDyle on C16th D7Av-eGnue
 [Verse 4]
Hey it looks so uneventful so D7quiet and Gdiscreet
But a Emlot of lives were Cchanged there on Gthat little one-way D7street
Cause Emthey walked away from Ceverything just to Gsee a dream come Ctrue
So God Gbless the D/F#boys who mEmake the Dnoise on 1C6th D7Av-eGnue
[Verse 5]
From the cGorners of the country from the D7cities and the Gfarms
With Emyears and years of Cliving tucked up    Gunderneath their D7arms
  EmThey walked away from evCerything just to Gsing  for me and Cyou
So God Gbless the D/F#boys who Emmake the Dnoise on 1C6th D7Av-enGue

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16Th Avenue

by Lacy J. Dalton

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Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Intro]

Em D 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 walked away from everything just to see a dream come true

G D/F# Em D C D7 G

So God bless the boys who make the noise on 16th Av-enue

[Verse 2]

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

[Verse 3]

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 D/F# Em D C D7 G

They've all dialed the phone collect to home from 16th Av-enue

[Instrumental]

Em D G

[Bridge]

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 D/F# Em D C D7 G

And then for awhile they'll go in style on 16th Av-enue

[Verse 4]

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 D/F# Em D C D7 G

So God bless the boys who make the noise on 16th Av-enue

[Verse 5]

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 sing for me and you

G D/F# Em D C D7 G

So God bless the boys who make the noise on 16th Av-enue

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