Cactus Brothers - Sixteen Tons Chords

Tempo:
149.6 bpm
Chords used:

Em

A

E

Bm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cactus Brothers - Sixteen Tons chords
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[N] [E]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em] So when people say a man [A] is made out [Bm] of mud, [Em] a poor man's made [A] out of muscle and [Em] blood,
muscle and blood and [A] skin and [C] bones, a man that's weak in [E] the back, [Em] strong in the heart,
[A] why do you get [Em] all of the older and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause
I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul to the company's star.
[E] [Em]
I was born one day [A] when the sun didn't
[Em] shine, I fetched my shovel [A] and a half of a mine, [E] a heart sixteen times, [A] and I'm a nine
coal [Em] and the boss man said, well bless my soul, a heart sixteen times, [A] why do [Em] you get
all of the older [A] and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, I owe
my soul [Em] to the company's [E] star.
[Em]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Em]
[E]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [Em]
[E]
[Em] Well if you see me comin' better [E] step aside, a lot of
men didn't and [A] a lot of men [Bm] died, [E] one for the bind, [A] the other steal [Em] if the right don't
get you then the left won't be your home, [A] why do [Em] you get all of the older and deeper
in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul [E] to the company's
star.
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Em]
[E]
[Eb] [E]
Key:  
Em
121
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
C
3211
Em
121
A
1231
E
2311
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To start learning The Cactus Brothers - Sixteen Tons chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Em, A, Em, E, A, E, Bm and E in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 75 BPM before aiming for the song's 150 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Minor.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] So when people say a man [A] is made out [Bm] of mud, [Em] a poor man's made [A] out of muscle and [Em] blood,
muscle and blood and [A] skin and [C] bones, a man that's weak in [E] the back, [Em] strong in the heart, _
_ [A] why do you get [Em] all of the older and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause
I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul to the company's star. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I was born one day [A] when the sun didn't
[Em] shine, I fetched my shovel [A] and a half of a mine, [E] a heart sixteen times, [A] and I'm a nine
coal [Em] and the boss man said, well bless my soul, a heart sixteen times, [A] why do [Em] you get
all of the older [A] and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, I owe
my soul [Em] to the company's [E] star. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Well if you see me comin' better [E] step aside, a lot of
men didn't and [A] a lot of men [Bm] died, [E] one for the bind, [A] the other steal [Em] if the right don't
get you then the left won't be your home, _ _ _ [A] why do [Em] you get all of the older and deeper
in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul [E] to the company's
star.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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