Sixteen Tons Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]Mining coal was a tough,
dirty job.
The miners worked under the ground
[Dm]in cramped spaces,
[Am]breathing coal[Dm] dust all [Am]day l[E]ong.
[Am]The hours were long
and the pay was short.
This is how it was.
[Dm][E][Am]
[Dm][E][Am][F][E]

[Verse 2]
[Am][Dm]
[E]Some [Am]people say a man's [Dm]made out of [E]mud
a poor man's [Am]made out
of [F]muscle and blood
[E]Mus[Am]cle and blood, ski[Dm]n and bones
A [E]man that's weak in the [Am]back,
that's strong
he's loaded sixteen tons,
but [F]what'd he get
[E]Another [Am]day older and deep[F]er in debt[E]
Saint [Am]Peter don't call
me cause [Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my soul to the com[E]pany s[Am]tore[E][Am]
I was born one morning
when the [F]sun didn't shine
[E]I pic[Am]ked up my shovel and I ran[Dm] to the mine
[E]I loaded six[Am] teen tons
of [Dm]number nine coal
The [E]straw boss said, well,
[Am]bless my [E]soul,
you load [Am]16 tons, and wh[F]at do you get?
[E]Anoth[Am]er day older and dee[F]per in deb[E]t,
St. [Am]Peter, don't call me, cause [Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my soul to the com[E]pany s[Am]tore[E][Am]
I was born one morning, it was [F]drizzlin' rain
[E]Fightin'[Am] and trouble
with [F]my middle name
[E]I was r[Am]aised in Duquesne,
break by [Dm]an old mama line
Ain't [E]no high -toned woman
made me [Am]walk the [Dm]line
You load [Am]sixteen tons,
and [Dm]what do you get?
[E]Anoth[Am]er day older and dee[Dm]per in deb[E]t
Saint [Am]Peter don't call me, cause [Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my soul to the c[E]ompany s[Am]tore[E][Am]
[Dm][E]
[Am][E][Am][E]
[Am][Dm][E]
Well, if you [Am]see me coming,
better [Dm]step aside
[E]A lot[Am] of men been there,
[F]a lot of men [E]died
One [Am]fist to bind, the [Dm]other one to steal
If my [Am]right one don't get you,
then my left one will
You load sixteen tons,
and [F]what do you [E]get?
[Am]Another day wonderin' [F]deeper in
[E]Dead
St. [Am]Peter don't call me cause [Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my soul to the company store