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Sixteen Tons by Johnny Cash - Guitar Chords
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Version 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Am F E
Some people say a man is made outta mud
Am F E
A poor man's made outta muscle an' blood
Am F Dm
Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone
Am G Am
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons an' what do ya get?
Am F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am F Dm
Saint Peter don't ya call me 'cause I can't go
Am E Am
I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 2]
Am F E
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
Am F E
Picked up my shovel and I went to the mine
Am F Dm
Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Am G Am
The straw boss said, "Well, Bless my soul!"
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons an' what do ya get?
Am F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am F Dm
Saint Peter don't ya call me 'cause I can't go
Am E Am
I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 3]
Am F E
I was born one morning it was drizzlin' rain
Am F E
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Am F Dm
Raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion
Am G Am
Ain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons an' what do ya get?
Am F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am F Dm
Saint Peter don't ya call me 'cause I can't go
Am E Am
I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 4]
Am F E
If ya see me coming ya better step aside
Am F E
A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died
Am F Dm
With one fist of iron an' the other of steel
Am G Am
If the right one don't get ya then the left one will
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons an' what do ya get?
Am F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am F Dm
Saint Peter don't ya call me 'cause I can't go
Am E Am
I owe my soul to the company store
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