Sixteen Tons Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[B]Som[Em]e people
says the man's made [B]out of mud,
Some [Em]people says of [C]muscle and [B]blood
[Em]Muscle and blood and [Am]skin and bone,
A [Em]mind that's week and
a [B]back [Em]that's strong
[B]You loa[Em]d sixteen tons,
so [C]what do you [B]get,
An[Em]other day older and [C]deeper in debt
[B]So, St. Pet[Em]er don't you call
me 'cause [Am]I can't go,
I [Em]owe my soul to the company
[D]store[C][B][Em]
[C]
[B]I was bor[Em]n one morning when
the sun didn't [B]shine,
[Em]Picked up my [D]shovel [C]and I went to the mine
[B]I loaded six[Em]teen ton of
num[Am]ber nine coal,
The [Em]straw- boss said,
"God- dog your soul"
You load sixteen [D]tons [C]and,
now, what do you [B]get,
An[Em]other day [D]older [C]and deeper in debt
[B]So, St. Pet[Em]er don't you call
me 'cause [Am]I can't go,
I [Em]owe my soul [B]to the company
[Em]store[D][Em][C][B][Em]
[C]
[B]I was born one[Em] mornin' when it
was drizzle in [B]rain,

[Verse 2]
[Em]Fightin' and shootin' is [C]my middle name
[B]Bor[Em]n in a canebreak
By an [Am]ol' mama hound,
[Em]No high- tone mama can
[B]make me walk the line
I [Em]load sixteen tons, so [C]what do you [B]get,
An[Em]other day [D]older [C]and deeper in debt
[B]So, St. [Em]Peter don't you call
me 'cause [Am]I can't go,
I [Em]owe my soul to the c[B]ompany s[Em]tore[D]
[Em][C][B][Em][D][Em][C][Em]
You see me comin'
you better step [B]aside,
A [Em]lot of men d[D]idn't [Em]and
a whole [C]lot of them died
[B]One fis[Em]t of iron and one of [Am]steal,
The [Em]right one don't get you,
[B]boy, the left one will
So, [Em]load sixteen ton, [C]what do you [B]get,
An[Em]other day [D]older [Em]and [C]deeper in debt
[B]So, St. Pet[Em]er don't you call
me 'cause [Am]I can't go,
I [Em]owe my soul to the company store

[Outro 1]
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