Sixteen Tons Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]Some people say [G]a
[F]man's mad[G]e out[E] of mud.
[Am]A poor man's made [G]out[F]
of muscle [E]and blood.
[Am]Muscle and blood and [Dm]skin and bones.
A mind [Am]that's weak and
a back that's strong.
Load 16 [G]tons, [F]what do [E]you get?
Just another [Am]day holde[G]r,
[F]fever and death
[E]St. Peter, [Am]don't you call me,
cause [Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my soul to the company store
I was born one morn[G]ing
[F]when the [E]sun didn't shine
[Am]I picked up a shovel
[G]walked [F]out to the mine
[E]I loaded 1[Am]6 tons of a nu[Dm]mber nine coal
and the [Am]straw boss said well bless [G]my soul
[Am]You load 16 tons,
[G]wha[F]t do you[E] get?
An[Am]other day on [G]it, [F]deeper in debt
[E]St. Peter don't [Am]you call
because [Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my soul [G#m]to the com[Am]pany store
I was born one morn[G]ing
[F]It was drizzlin' [E]rain
[Am]Now I'm fightin' in [G]trouble
[F]That's [G]my [E]middle name
I [Am]was raised in a cane rake
By [Dm]an old mama lion
Ain't no high [Bm]-toned wo[Am]man
[E]Make me [Eb]walk a [Am]line
Hello, [G]sixteen -ton
[F]What do [E]you get?
[Am]Another day olde[G]r
[F]Deeper than death
[E]St. [Am]Peter, don't you call me
Cause [Dm]I can't go
I owe [Am]my soul to the company store
Well, if you see [G]me coming,
[F]you better step [G]aside[E]
[Am]A lot of men[G] dead,
[F]a lot of men d[E]y ing
[Am]One's a piece of iron and the [Dm]other is steel
If the right [G]one don't get you [Am]well,
the left one will
Load 16 [G]ton, [F]what [E]do you get?
[Am]Another day olde[G]r, deepe[F]r in debt[E]
[Am]St. Peter, don't you call me,
cause [Dm]I can't go
I [Am]owe my s[Am]oul to the company s[Am]tore
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