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Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford - Guitar Chords
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[Verse 1]
Am G F E
Some people say a man is made out of mud
Am G F E
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Am G F E
Muscle and blood and skin and bone
Am G F E
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong.
[Chorus]
Am G F E
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Am G F E
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am G F E
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Am G E Am
I owe my soul to the company store.
[Verse 2]
Am G F E
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
Am G F E
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
Am G F E
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Am G F E
And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul!"
[Chorus]
Am G F E
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Am G F E
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am G F E
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Am G E Am
I owe my soul to the company store.
[Verse 3]
Am G F E
I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain
Am G F E
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Am G F E
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Am G F E
Cain't no a-high-toned woman make me walk the line
[Chorus]
Am G F E
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Am G F E
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am G F E
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Am G E Am
I owe my soul to the company store.
[Verse 4]
Am G F E
If you see me coming better step aside
Am G F E
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died
Am G F E
With one fist of iron, the other of steel
Am G F E
If the right one don't get you then the left one will.
[Chorus]
Am G F E
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Am G F E
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am G F E
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Am G E Am
I owe my soul to the company store.
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