Sixteen Tons Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Some people say
man is made out of mud
A poor man's made out of
[F#dim]muscle and bl[Am]ood[E]
[Am]Muscle and blood and [F]skin and [Dm]bone
A [Am]mind that's a- weak and
a back that's strong

[Verse 2]
You load [Am]sixteen tons and
[F#dim]what do you get[Am]
Another day [G]older [Am]and [F#dim]deeper in de[Am]bt
Saint Peter don't you call me
'cause [Dm]I can't go
[Am]I owe my soul to the company store

[Verse 3]
[Am]I was born one mornin'
when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and
[F#dim]I walked to the mine
[E]I loaded six[Am]teen tons of num[Dm]ber nine coal
[G]An d the [Am]store- boss said the
"Well- a bless my soul"

[Verse 4]
You load [Am]sixteen [F#dim]tons and
what do you [Am]get
Another day [F#dim]older and deeper in debt
[Am]Saint Peter don't you call me
'cause [F]I can'[Dm]t go
[Am]I owe my soul to the company store

[Verse 5]
[Am]I was born one mornin',
it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are
[F#dim]my middle name[E]
I was [Am]raised in the cane- brake
by an [Dm]old mama lion
[G]Cain't no a [Am]high- tone woman [E]make
me walk the [Am]line

[Verse 6]
You load [Am]sixteen tons
and what do you [E]get
An[Am]other day [G]older [Am]and
[F#dim]deeper in[Dm] debt[E]
Saint [Am]Peter don't you call
me 'cause [Dm]I can't go
[Bdim]I owe my[Am] soul to the company store

[Verse 7]
[Am]If you see me comin', better step aside
A lot of men didn't and a
[F#dim]lot of men died[E]
[Am]One fist of iron, the [F]other of steel
[Dm]If the right[Am] one don't git ya,
then the left one will

[Verse 8]
You load [Am]sixteen tons and
[F#dim]what do you get[E]
An[Am]other day older and [F#dim]deeper in de[E]bt
[Am]Saint Peter don't you call
me 'cause [Dm]I can't go
I owe my soul to the company

[Outro 1]
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