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Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford - Guitar Chords
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[Verse 1]
Am Dm7 E7
Some people say a man is made out of mud
Am Dm7 E7
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Am Dm7
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
Am E7 Am
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Am Dm7 E7
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Am Dm7 E7
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am Dm7
Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
Am E7 Am
I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 2]
Am Dm7 E7
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
Am Dm7 E7
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
Am Dm7
I loaded sixteen tons of number 9 coal
Am E7 Am
And the straw boss said, "Well-a bless my soul!"
[Chorus]
Am Dm7 E7
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Am Dm7 E7
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am Dm7
Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
Am E7 Am
I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 3]
Am Dm7 E7
I was born one morning, it was drizzlin' rain
Am Dm7 E7
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Am Dm7
I was raised in the cane break by an old mama lion
Am E7 Am
Can't no high-toned woman make me walk the line
[Chorus]
Am Dm7 E7
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Am Dm7 E7
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am Dm7
Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
Am E7 Am
I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 4]
Am Dm7 E7
If you see me comin' better step aside
Am Dm7 E7
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died
Am Dm7
One fist of iron, the other of steel
Am E7 Am
If the right one don't getcha then the left one will
[Chorus]
Am Dm7 E7
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Am Dm7 E7
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am Dm7
Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
Am E7 Am
I owe my soul to the company store
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