Sixteen Tons Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
Some [Am]people say a
man is made out of mud.
A poor man's made out of
muscle [F#m]and blood.
[Am]Muscle and blood and skin [Dm]and bone[D]s.
A [Am]mind that's weak and a
back that's strong.
You load sixteen tons,
what do you get?
Another day older and deeper [F#m]in debt.
[Am]St. Peter, don't you call me
cause [Dm]I can't go[F],
[Am]I owe my soul to the company store.
I was born one morning
when the sun didn't shine,
I picked up my shovel and I
walked to the [E]mine,
[Am]I loaded sixteen tons,
a number [D]nine coal and a [Am]straw ball said,
well to bless my soul
you load 16 tons what do you get
an[E]other [Am]day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter don't you call me
cause [Dm]I can't go
[Am]I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one morning
it was drizzling rain fighting
and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in McCain,
break by an old mama [Dm]line
Can't [D]no [Am]high -toned woman
make me walk the line
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
[E]Anoth[Am]er day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me,
cause [F]I can't go
[Dm]I ow[Am]e my soul to the company store
If you see me coming, [E]better step aside
[Am]A lot of men didn't,
a lot of men died
One fist of iron, [F]the other of steel
[Dm]If t[D]he right[Am] one don't get you,
then the left one will
You load sixteen tons,
what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
[E]Saint [Am]Peter, don't you call me
Cause [Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe [Am]my so[Am]ul
To the [Am]company store