Sixteen Tons Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Some people say a man is made outta mud
A [Am]poor man's made outta [D]muscle and [E]blood
[Am]Muscle and blood and [Dm]skin and bones
A [Am]mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong

[Chorus 1]
You load [Am]sixteen tons, [D]what do you [E]get?
A[Am]nother day older and [D]deeper in [E]debt
Saint [Am]Peter don't you call me 'cause
[Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my soul to the company store

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
I was born one mornin'
when the sun didn't shine
I [Am]picked up my shovel
and I [D]walked to the [E]mine
I loaded [Am]sixteen tons of [Dm]number nine coal
And the [Am]straw boss said
"Well, a-bless my soul"

[Chorus 2]
You load [Am]sixteen tons, [D]what do you [E]get?
A[Am]nother day older and [D]deeper in [E]debt
Saint [Am]Peter don't you call me 'cause
[Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my soul to the company store

[Interlude 2]
[Am][E][Am][Am]

[Verse 3]
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
[Am]Fightin' and trouble are [D]my middle [E]name
I was [Am]raised in the canebrake
by an [Dm]ol' mama lion
Can't no-a [Am]high-toned woman
make me walk the line

[Chorus 3]
You load [Am]sixteen tons, [D]what do you [E]get?
A[Am]nother day older and [D]deeper in [E]debt
Saint [Am]Peter don't you call me 'cause
[Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my soul to the company store

[Interlude 3]
[Am][E][Am][Am][Am]

[Verse 4]
If you see me comin', better step aside
A [Am]lotta men didn't, a [D]lotta men [E]died
[Am]One fist of iron, the [Dm]other of steel
If the [Am]right one don't a-get you,
then the left one will

[Chorus 4]
You load [Am]sixteen tons, [D]what do you [E]get?
A[Am]nother day older and [D]deeper in [E]debt
Saint [Am]Peter don't you call me 'cause
[Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my soul to the c[E]ompany s[Am]tore

[Outro 1]
[Am][E][Am][Am]