sixteen tons Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Am][F#m][E][Am][G][Am][F#m][E][Am]
[G][F][Am]
[E][Am]

[Verse 1]
Some [Am]people say a [G]man is [F#m]made outta mud
[Am]A poor man's made outta
muscle [F#m]and bl[Am]ood
Muscle and [G]blood, [F]skin and bones
[Am]A mind[D] that'[G]s weak and[C]
a [Am]back that's strong

[Verse 2]
You load [Am]sixteen ton[G]s an'
[Am]what do [F#m]you ge[E]t?
[Am]Another day olde[G]r and deep[F#m]er in debt
[E]St [Am]Peter don't you
[G]call me cause [F]I can't go
I owe my soul [Am]to the company store

[Verse 3]
[Am]
Well, I was born one mornin' when
the sun didn't [F#m]shine[E]
[Am]I picked up a sh[G]ovel,
an' [F#m]I walked out to the mine
I [Am]loaded sixteen [G]tons of [F]Number 9 coal,
[Am]An' the store [F]boss said: "Well,
[Am]bless my soul"

[Verse 4]
You load sixteen [G]tons an'
[Am]what [F#m]do you [E]get?
[Am]Another day olde[G]r and deep[F#m]er in debt[E]
St [Am]Peter don't you [Gm]call me
cause [F]I can't go:
[E]I owe my [Am]soul to the company store

[Verse 5]
[Am]
Well, I was born one mornin',
[G]it was [Am]drizz[E]lin' rain
[Am]Fightin' an' trouble [G]was
[F#m]my middle nam[E]e
[Am]I was raised in the ca[G5]nebreak
by an [D]old [G]mama lion,
[E]Can[Am]'t no high- toned wom[G]an mak[Am]es
[G]me [F#m]walk t[Am]he[G][Am]
[Gm]line[F]
You [E]load

[Verse 6]
[Am]six [G]teen[F] t[E]ons[Am][G]
an' [F#m]what do you get?
[E]Another [Am]day olde[G]r and deep[F#m]er in debt[E]
[Am]St Peter don't you c[G]all
[G5]me cause I[F] can't go:[E]
I [Am]owe my soul to the company store

[Verse 7]
[Am]Well, if you see me [G]comin',
[Am]better [G]step [F#m]aside[Am]
[E]A lot[Am]ta men did[G]n't,
an' a [Am]lotta men died
One fist [G]of iron, [Gm]the othe[F]r of s[E]teel
[Am]If the right one don't get you,
[G]then the left one will

[Verse 8]
[Am]You load sixteen tons [G]an'
[F#m]what do you g[E]et?
An[Am]other day [G]older and [F#m]deeper in [E]debt
[Am]St P[G]eter d[Gm]on't[F][E][Am][G][F][E]
[Am][G][F#m][E]
[Am]you [G]call[F#m] me ca[E]use [Am]I ca[G5]n't g[Gm]o:[F]
[E]
I [Am]owe my soul to the com[D]pany store

[Outro 1]
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[F][Am]
[D][Am][F][Am]
[G][Am]
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