Sixteen Ways

Intro
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16 kids 16 ways they shot my babies by mistake
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I'm all alone on a midnight ride my 16 kids all have died

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They ain't coming back... it's too late
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They shot my babies but they killed my faith


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I haven't slept in 14 days... now it's time to barricade
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Myself in these four walls my 16 kids all are gone

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They ain't coming back... it's too late
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They shot my babies but they killed my faith

solo

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I worked so hard for 40 years
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I taught my kids I had nothing to fear
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Then one by one they got shot down
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The youngest one held a gun to his ear

C           Am            C        Am
They ain't coming back... it's too late
C            Am                        E
They shot my babies but they killed my faith

solo 2

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They ain't coming back... it's too late
C            Am                        E       Am
They shot my babies but they killed my faith