Sixteen Tons chords and lyrics - KING DUDE

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[Verse 1]
[Em]Some people say
a man is [C]made outta [B]mud
c [Em]poor man's made outta
[C]muscle and [B]blood
[Em]Muscle and blood and [Am]skin and bones
c [C]mind [Em]that's a- weak and
a back that's strong

[Verse 2]
You load [Em]16 tons,
[C]what do you [B]get?[Em]
cnother day older and [C]deeper in debt
[B]St. Pet[Em]er, don't you call me
'cause [Am]I can't go
[Em]I owe my soul to [D]the company
[C]store
[C#dim][C]

[Verse 3]
[Em]
I was born one mornin'
when [C]the sun didn't [B]shine
I [Em]picked up my shovel and
[C]I walked to the mine
[B]I loaded 16 [Em]tons of num[Am]ber
nine coal
[Em]cnd the straw boss said, ""Well,
a- bless [D]my soul""

[Verse 4]
You [Em]load 16 tons,
[C]what do you [B]get?[Em]
cnother day older and [C]deeper in debt
[B]St. Pet[Em]er, don't you call me
'cause [Am]I can't go
I owe [Em]my soul to the company
store
[C][C#dim][C]

[Verse 5]
[B][Em]
I was born one mornin',
it was [C]drizzlin' [B]rain
[Em]Fightin' and trouble are [C]my middle name
[B]I was r[Em]aised in the canebrake
by an [Am]ol' mama lion
Can't no [Em]high toned woman
[B]make me walk the line
[Em]You load

[Verse 6]
16 tons, [C]what do you [B]get?
[Em]cnother day older and deep[C]er in debt
[Em]St. [B]Pete[Em]r, don't you call me
'cause [Am]I can't go
I owe [Em]my s[Am]oul t[Em]o the company[B]
store
[Em][C][C#dim][Em][C]

[Verse 7]
[Em]
If you see me comin', better [C]step aside
[B]c lotta [Em]men didn't, a lo[C]tta men died[B]
One [Em]fist of iron, the [Am]other of steel
If the [Em]right one don't get you
[B]Then the left one will
[Em]You load

[Verse 8]
16 tons,
[C]what do you [B]get?[Em]
cnother day older and [C]deeper in debt
[Em]St. [B]Pete[Em]r, don't you call me
'cause [Am]I can't go
I owe my soul [D]to the company
[D#dim]store

[Outro 1]
[Em][C][B][Em]