Sixteen Tons Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Some[E] peo[Dm]ple [Am]say
a man is [F]made out of [E]mud
A [Am]poor man's made out
[F]of muscle and [E]blood
[Am]Muscle and blood and [Dm]skin and [F]bones
A [Am]mind that's weak and a
back that's strong

[Verse 2]
You load [Am]sixteen tons, [F]what do you [E]get?
An[Am]other day older and [F]deeper in [E]debt
Saint [Am]Peter don't you call me,
'cause [Dm]I can't go[F]
I [Am]owe my soul to the c[E]ompany s[Am]tore

[Verse 3]
[Am][E][Am]
I was born one morning when
[F]the sun didn't shine
[E]I pic[Am]ked up my shovel and
I [F]walked to the mine
[E]I loaded s[Am]ixteen tons of n[Dm]umber 9 coal
And [Am]the straw boss said,
"Well- a [E]bless my [Am]soul!"

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

[Verse 5]
[Am][E][Am]
I was born one morning,
it [F]was drizzlin' [Am]rain[E]
[Am]Fightin' and trouble are
[F]my middle [E]name
[Am]I was raised in the cane break
by an [Dm]old mama lio[F]n
[Am]Can't no high- toned woman
[E]make me walk the [Am]line
If you see me [Dm]comin' better [F]step [E]aside
A [Am]lot of men did[F]n't, a lot of men [E]died
[Am]One fist of iron, [Dm]the other of steel
If the [Am]right one don't getcha
then the left one will

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