Chords for "Sixteen Tons" -- Tennessee Ernie Ford (Cover)
Tempo:
133.8 bpm
Chords used:
Am
E
G
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [F]
[Em] [Am] [G] [F]
[E] [Am] Some [G] people say a [F] man is [E] made out of mud, a [G] poor man's [C] made out of [E] muscle and blood,
[Am] muscle [C] and blood [A] and skin and [Am] bone, a mind that's weak [E] and a back that's strong,
he's [Am] over 60 [G] tons, [F] and [E] what he gets, [Am] another [G] day older [F] and the [E] people in debt,
[Am] Saint [C] Peter don't you [Dm] call me cause [F] I can't [Am] go, I owe my soul [E] to the companies,
[A] [G] [F] [Em]
[G] [C] [E]
[Am] I was [G] born one morning [F] when the [Em] sun didn't shine, I [G] picked up a shovel [C] and I [E] went to the mine,
I [Am] loaded [C] 16 [A] tons of a number [C] 9 [Am] coal and the straw ball said, [E] well bless my soul you loaded [G] 16 tons,
[F] [E] and what he gets, [G] another day older [F] and [E] the people in debt, Saint [Am] [C] Peter don't you call [Dm] me cause I [C] can't [Am] go,
I owe my soul to the companies,
[G] [F] [Em] [E]
[G] [F] [E]
I was born [G] one morning [F] in the [E] drizzling rain,
[Am] fighting [G] and trouble [C] are [E] my middle name, [Am] I was [C] raised in a [F] cave,
I was raped by an old mama [Am] hound, ain't no high tone woman [E] gonna push me around,
and [Am] [G] [Em] what he gets, [Am] another [G] day older [C] and the people [E] in debt,
[Am] Saint Peter [C] don't you call me [A] cause I [C] can't go, [E] I owe my soul to the companies,
[Am] [G] [C] [Em]
[Am] [F] [E]
If you see [G] me [F] coming, better [E] step aside, a lot of [G] men didn't sleep, a lot of men died,
one [C] been to fire [A] and [C] another [Am] steel, if the right one don't [E] forget you, then the left one will [Am] use,
[G] 16 tons, [C] what he [E] gets, [Am] another [G] day older [F] and the people [E] in debt,
[Am] Saint Peter [C] don't you call me [A] cause I [F] can't go, I owe [E] my soul to the companies,
[G] [E] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [G] [F]
[E] [Am] Some [G] people say a [F] man is [E] made out of mud, a [G] poor man's [C] made out of [E] muscle and blood,
[Am] muscle [C] and blood [A] and skin and [Am] bone, a mind that's weak [E] and a back that's strong,
he's [Am] over 60 [G] tons, [F] and [E] what he gets, [Am] another [G] day older [F] and the [E] people in debt,
[Am] Saint [C] Peter don't you [Dm] call me cause [F] I can't [Am] go, I owe my soul [E] to the companies,
[A] [G] [F] [Em]
[G] [C] [E]
[Am] I was [G] born one morning [F] when the [Em] sun didn't shine, I [G] picked up a shovel [C] and I [E] went to the mine,
I [Am] loaded [C] 16 [A] tons of a number [C] 9 [Am] coal and the straw ball said, [E] well bless my soul you loaded [G] 16 tons,
[F] [E] and what he gets, [G] another day older [F] and [E] the people in debt, Saint [Am] [C] Peter don't you call [Dm] me cause I [C] can't [Am] go,
I owe my soul to the companies,
[G] [F] [Em] [E]
[G] [F] [E]
I was born [G] one morning [F] in the [E] drizzling rain,
[Am] fighting [G] and trouble [C] are [E] my middle name, [Am] I was [C] raised in a [F] cave,
I was raped by an old mama [Am] hound, ain't no high tone woman [E] gonna push me around,
and [Am] [G] [Em] what he gets, [Am] another [G] day older [C] and the people [E] in debt,
[Am] Saint Peter [C] don't you call me [A] cause I [C] can't go, [E] I owe my soul to the companies,
[Am] [G] [C] [Em]
[Am] [F] [E]
If you see [G] me [F] coming, better [E] step aside, a lot of [G] men didn't sleep, a lot of men died,
one [C] been to fire [A] and [C] another [Am] steel, if the right one don't [E] forget you, then the left one will [Am] use,
[G] 16 tons, [C] what he [E] gets, [Am] another [G] day older [F] and the people [E] in debt,
[Am] Saint Peter [C] don't you call me [A] cause I [F] can't go, I owe [E] my soul to the companies,
[G] [E] [G]
[Em] [Am]
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[E] _ [Am] Some [G] people say a [F] man is [E] made out of mud, a [G] poor man's [C] made out of [E] muscle and blood,
[Am] muscle [C] and blood [A] and skin and [Am] bone, a mind that's weak [E] and a back that's strong,
he's [Am] over 60 [G] tons, [F] and [E] what he gets, [Am] another [G] day older [F] and the [E] people in debt,
[Am] Saint [C] Peter don't you [Dm] call me cause [F] I can't [Am] go, I owe my soul [E] to the companies,
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _
[Am] I was [G] born one morning [F] when the [Em] sun didn't shine, I [G] picked up a shovel [C] and I [E] went to the mine,
I [Am] loaded [C] 16 [A] tons of a number [C] 9 [Am] coal and the straw ball said, [E] well bless my soul you loaded [G] 16 tons,
[F] [E] and what he gets, _ [G] another day older [F] and [E] the people in debt, Saint [Am] [C] Peter don't you call [Dm] me cause I [C] can't [Am] go,
I owe my soul to the companies, _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _
I was born [G] one morning [F] in the [E] drizzling rain,
[Am] fighting [G] and trouble [C] are [E] my middle name, [Am] I was [C] raised in a [F] cave,
I was raped by an old mama [Am] hound, ain't no high tone woman [E] gonna push me around,
and [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] what he gets, [Am] another [G] day older [C] and the people [E] in debt,
[Am] Saint Peter [C] don't you call me [A] cause I [C] can't go, [E] I owe my soul to the companies,
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _
If you see [G] me [F] coming, better [E] step aside, a lot of [G] men didn't sleep, a lot of men died,
one [C] been to fire [A] and [C] another [Am] steel, if the right one don't [E] forget you, then the left one will [Am] use,
[G] 16 tons, [C] what he [E] gets, [Am] another [G] day older [F] and the people [E] in debt,
[Am] Saint Peter [C] don't you call me [A] cause I [F] can't go, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ owe _ _ _ [E] _ my _ _ _ _ soul _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ the companies,
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[E] _ [Am] Some [G] people say a [F] man is [E] made out of mud, a [G] poor man's [C] made out of [E] muscle and blood,
[Am] muscle [C] and blood [A] and skin and [Am] bone, a mind that's weak [E] and a back that's strong,
he's [Am] over 60 [G] tons, [F] and [E] what he gets, [Am] another [G] day older [F] and the [E] people in debt,
[Am] Saint [C] Peter don't you [Dm] call me cause [F] I can't [Am] go, I owe my soul [E] to the companies,
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _
[Am] I was [G] born one morning [F] when the [Em] sun didn't shine, I [G] picked up a shovel [C] and I [E] went to the mine,
I [Am] loaded [C] 16 [A] tons of a number [C] 9 [Am] coal and the straw ball said, [E] well bless my soul you loaded [G] 16 tons,
[F] [E] and what he gets, _ [G] another day older [F] and [E] the people in debt, Saint [Am] [C] Peter don't you call [Dm] me cause I [C] can't [Am] go,
I owe my soul to the companies, _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _
I was born [G] one morning [F] in the [E] drizzling rain,
[Am] fighting [G] and trouble [C] are [E] my middle name, [Am] I was [C] raised in a [F] cave,
I was raped by an old mama [Am] hound, ain't no high tone woman [E] gonna push me around,
and [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] what he gets, [Am] another [G] day older [C] and the people [E] in debt,
[Am] Saint Peter [C] don't you call me [A] cause I [C] can't go, [E] I owe my soul to the companies,
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _
If you see [G] me [F] coming, better [E] step aside, a lot of [G] men didn't sleep, a lot of men died,
one [C] been to fire [A] and [C] another [Am] steel, if the right one don't [E] forget you, then the left one will [Am] use,
[G] 16 tons, [C] what he [E] gets, [Am] another [G] day older [F] and the people [E] in debt,
[Am] Saint Peter [C] don't you call me [A] cause I [F] can't go, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ owe _ _ _ [E] _ my _ _ _ _ soul _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ the companies,
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _