16th Avenue chords

[INTRO]
| Em | D7 | G | G |

[VERSE 1]
[G]Fromx the corners of the country, from the c[D7]itiesx and the fa[G]rms.x
With y[Em]earsx and years of l[C]ivingx tucked up un[G]derneathx their ar[D7]ms.x
They [Em] walkx away from e[C]verythingx just to [G] seex a dream come [C] true.x
God [G] blessx the [F#m] boysx who [Em] makex the [G] noisex on [C] 16thx [D7] Avenx [G] ue.x

[VERSE 2]
[G]Withx a million dollar spirit and an [D7] oldx flattop [G] guitar,x
They [Em] drivex to town with [C] allx they own in a [G] hundredx dollar [D7] car.x
'Cause [Em] onex time someone [C] toldx them 'bout a f[G]riendx of a friend they k[C]new.x
Who [G] owns,x you [F#m] know,x a [Em] studx [G] iox on [C] 16thx [D7] Avex [G] nue.x

[VERSE 3]
[G]Nowx some were born to money they've [D7] neverx had to just "Surv[G]ive”.x
And [Em] othersx swing a [C] 9xx pound hammer [G] justx to stay [D7] alive.x
There's [Em] cowboys,x drunks, and [C] Christiansx mostly [G] whitex and black and [C] blue.x
They've all [G] dialedx the [F#m] phonex [Em] collectx to [G] homex from [C] 16thx [D7] Avenx [G] ue.x

[Lead Break]
| Em | D7 | G | G |

[VERSE 4]
[G]Ah,x but then one night in some empty room where no c[D7]urtainsx ever [G] hung.x
Like a [Em] miraclex some [C] goldenx words rolled [G] offx of someone's [D7] tongue.x
And [Em] afterx years of being [C] nothingx they're all [G] lookingx back at [C] you.x
And [G] forx a [F#m] whilex they'll [Em] goxx in [G] stylex on [C] 16thx [D7] Avenx [G] ue.x

[VERSE 5]
[G]Itx looked so uneventful, so [D7] quietx and disc[G]reet.x
But a [Em] lotx of lives where [C] changedx down on that [G] littlex one way [D7] street.x
'Cause [Em] xxxx they walk away from [C] everythingx just to [G] seex a dream come [C] true.x
So God [G] blessx the [F#m] boysx who [Em] makex the [G] noisex on [C] 16thx [D7] Avenx [G] ue.x

[Lead Break]
| Em | D7 | G | G |

[VERSE 6]
[G]Fromx the corners of the country, from the [D7] citiesx and the [G] farms.x
With [Em] yearsx and years of [C] livingx tucked up [G] underneathx their [D7] arms.x
They [Em] walkx away from [C] everythingx just to [G] seex a dream come [C] true.x
God [G] blessx the [F#m] boysx who [Em] makex the [G] noisex on [C] 16thx [D7] Avenx [G] ue.x