Chords for Thom Schuyler - 16th Avenue

_ From _ _ _ _ _ the corners of the country, from the [A] cities and the [C#m] farms,
With [Bm] years and years [G] of living tucked [D] up underneath [A] their arms,
[Bm] They walk [G] away from everything [D] just to see a dream come true,
So God bless the [Bm] boys who make the noise [G] on [A] 16th [D] Avenue,
_ _ With a million dollar spirit and an [A] old flat top [C#m] guitar,
[Bm] They drive to town [G] with all they own [D] in a hundred dollar [A] car,
Cause one time [G] someone told them about a friend of a friend they knew,
Who [C#m] owns you [Bm] know a studio on 16th [D] Avenue,
Some _ are born for [D] money, [A] they've never had to say [D]
[C#m] survive,
And others [G] swing a nine pound [D] hammer just to stay [A] alive,
[Bm] There's cowboys, [G] drunks and Christians, [D] mostly white and [G] black and blue,
They all look the [Bm] same while seeking fame [G] on 16th [D] Avenue,
Every _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ night for a couple of years they [A] all think of turning [D] back,
Every [F#] Merle, Bob [G] and Eddie, [D] even Mary, [A] John and Jack,
Every Mickey, [G] Chris and Rory just ask [D] Sonny if it's true,
They've [A] all dialed a [Bm] phone to let you home from 16th [D] Avenue,
But _ _ then one night in some empty room [A] where no curtains [D] ever hung,
[C#m] Like a miracle [G] some golden words [D] roll off of [A] someone's tongue,
And [Bm] after years of being [G] nothing they're [D] all looking [G] right at you,
And then [C#m] for a while they'll go in style on [D] 16th Avenue,
Turn around,
[C#m] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ Yes some will make a million and [A] others just get [C#m] by,
[Bm] And you won't [G] know that some exist [D] until the day they [A] die,
[Bm] You can say that you [G] don't need them but [D] I really think [G] you do,
Cause in [C#m] terms of [Bm] songs the world belongs to [D] 16th Avenue,
It _ _ looks so uneventful, [A] so quiet and [D] discreet,
[C#m] But a lot of [G] lives were changed down on [D] that little one way [A] street,
Cause they [Bm] walk away from [G] everything just [D] the same from me and [G] you,
So God bless the boys [Bm] who make noise on [D] 16th Avenue,
Turn around,
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ From the corners of the country, [A] from the cities and the [F#m] farms,
[Bm] With years and [G] years of living tucked up underneath [A] their arms,
[Bm] They walk away from [G] everything just [D] to see a dream [G] come true,
_ _ [C#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _