Sixteen Tons Chords by Ben Sidran

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[Cm] people [Eb] say a man [Ab] he's made [G] out of [Cm] mud, a poor [Bb] man he's made [Ab] out of muscle [G] and blood,
[Cm] muscle [Eb] and blood, [Fm] skin [Ab] and bones.
He's [Cm] got a mind [Fm] that's weak [Eb] and a back [A] that's strong and [C] loaded, 16 [Bb] [Ab] tons.
What do [G] you [Cm] get?
Another day older [Fm] and deeper [Gm] in debt.
[Cm] Saint Peter [Eb] don't you call [Fm] because I [Ab] can't go.
[Cm] I owe my soul [Em] to the company [Db] stone.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] I was born [Bb] one morning [Ab] it was [G] drizzling rain, [C] fighting [Bb] and trouble [Fm] that's my [Gm] middle name.
[Cm] I was raised [Eb] in a cane break [Fm] by an old [Ab] mama lion.
[Gm] Ain't no high [Fm]-toed woman [Eb] make me walk [Gb] in that line.
You [C] load [Cm]
16 tons [Ab] and what [G] do you [Cm] get?
Another day older [Ab] and deeper [G] in debt.
[Cm] Saint Peter don't you call [Fm] because I [Ab] can't go.
[Cm] I owe my soul [G] to the [Db] company stone. _ _
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[Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _
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[Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _
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_ [G] I was born [Cm] one [Fm] morning when the sun [G] didn't [Cm] shine.
I picked up my shovel [Fm] and I walked [G] to the mine.
[C] I loaded [Cm] 16 [F] tons [Ab] of number 9 coal [G] and the [Fm] straw boss said,
[Eb] hey bless [G] my soul you [Cm] loaded [Eb] 16 tons [Ab] and what [Gm] do you get?
[Cm] Another [Eb] day older [Ab] and [G] deeper in debt.
[Cm] Saint Peter [Eb] don't you call [Fm] because I [Ab] can't go.
[G] I owe [Eb] my soul [G] to the [Db] company stone.
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[C] If you see [Bb] me coming [Ab] you better [G] step [Cm] aside.
A lot of men did, [Ab] a lot [G] of men died.
[Cm] One [Bb] fist of [Ab] iron, the [D] other of steel.
[Cm] And if the right [Bb] one don't get [F] you then the left [Gm] one [Cm] will.
I'm loading [Bb] 16 tons.
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