Sixteen Tons Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[B][E][A][C][Bm][B][A][Em][E][A][C]
[B]
[A]Some [Em]people

[Verse 1]
say a [C#m]man is ma[B]de out of mud.
[A]A poo[Em]r man's mad[C#dim]e out[C#m]
of [B]muscle and [Bb]blood.
[A]Mus[Em]cle and blo[B]od, skin and[A] bon[B]e.
A mind that's [F#]weak and a
[B]back that's strong.
[Bm]16 t[E]ons, and what [A]do you get?
An[Em]other day [E]older and
[A]deeper in debt
[A#dim]St.[B]
[E]Peter, don't you call me
cause [A]I can't go
[A#dim]I owe my so[Bm]ul to the com[Em]pany[E]
[B]store[E][C#m][C][B][A][Em]
Ooo[C]h...
I [Em]was [A]born[Em] one morning
[C]when the [Em]sun didn't shine
[A]Pic[Em]ked up my sho[Dbdim]vel an[C]
d I [Em]walked to [A]the mine
I [B]loaded six[Em]teen tons [Bm]of n[A]umber 9 co[F#]al
I [Bm]walked out of city with my midnight soul
I [A]loaded [E]16 tons, and [A]what do you [Bbdim]get?
[A]Anoth[Em]er day old[E]er and[A] deeper in debt
[Bm]St.
[E]Peter, don't you call me
cause [A]I can't go
[Bbdim]I hold my s[Bm]oul to t[Em]he company store[B]
[Fm][Em][E][Dm][Dbm][C][B][A][Em][C]
[Em]I wa[A]s bo[Em]rn one morning,
[C]it was dri[Em]zzling rain
[A]Fighting[Em] and trouble
[C]were [Em]my middle name
[A]I was cra[Em]zed in a cane bre[E]ak
by [A]a mummer of nine
[F#]Only a hot k[Bm]ind of woman
[Em]makes me [Bm]toll the line
I've loaded [E]sixteen tons,
and [A]what do you [A#dim]get?
[A]I'm nev[Em]er dead old[E]er
and [A]deeper in [B]debt
Saint
[E]Peter, don't you call me
cause [A]I can't go
[A#dim]I owe my [Bm]soul to the[Em] compa[E]ny
[Em]store[Fm][Db][Ab][Fm][Bb][Fm][Db]
[Ab]If y[Bb]ou se[Fm]e me coming you
[Db]better step [Fm]aside[Bb]
A [Fm]lot of men [Db]didn't, a [Ab]lot of men died
[Fm]I've got o[Bb]ne f[Fm]ist of iron,
an[Bb]other of steel
[Bdim]If the r[Bb]ight one[C]'s gonna get[Ab] you,
[Fm]then the [B]left one will
[C]I kno[Bb]w them six[Fm]teen ton[F]gues
[Fm]An d[Bb] what do you get?
[Fm]Another day olde[Bb]r and deeper in debt
St.
[Fm]Peter, don't you call [F]me
cause [Bb]I can't go[Bdim]
[Ab]I ow[Fm]e my soul[Bb] to t[Fm]he company store[Fm][Bb][Fm][Db][Fm]
[Bb]
[Fm][Db][Fm][Bb][Fm][Db][Fm]
[Bb][Fm][Db]
[Fm]...
...
...[C]
[Bb]...[Fm][Db][C]
[B]...[Bb]
[Fm]Hey, hey, hey,[Fm][Bb][Ab][Fm]
hey[Fm][Ab][Fm][Ab]
[Fm]Die, [Bb]yeah[Fm][Bb]
[Fm]
[Bb]Die, [Fm]yeah[Bb][Fm]
you