Chords for Eric Burdon - Sixteen Tons - Joe Versus the Volcano Theme
Tempo:
76.35 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
D
Bbm
Db
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Abm]
Some people [Gm] say a man is made out of mud, a bald man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and blood and skin and bone, [D] a mind that's weak and a back that's strong,
he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, I owe [Gm] my soul to the company.
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine,
picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, I load sixteen guns,
I'm numb with alcohol and stuff, [Dm] I said well bless my soul, I load sixteen guns,
what do you get?
[Gm] Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, [D] I owe my soul to the company.
I was [Gm]
born one morning it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble, my middle name.
I was raising a cane, break buying no marmalade,
and a [D] high tone woman made me walk the line, I load [C] sixteen guns,
what do you get?
[Gm]
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, [D] I owe my soul to the company.
[Gm]
If you see me come better step aside, a lot of men did, a lot of men got,
one fist of iron, the other of steel, [D] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
you [Gm] load sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
To [Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [G] the company's floor.
[Ab]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Fm]
[Bbm]
[Fm]
[Bbm] If you see me coming better step aside, a lot of men did, a lot of them got,
one fist of iron, the other of steel, [Fm] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
[Db] sixteen times, what do you get?
[Bbm] Another day older [Eb] and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I [F] can't go, I owe my soul to the company.
Some people [Gm] say a man is made out of mud, a bald man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and blood and skin and bone, [D] a mind that's weak and a back that's strong,
he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, I owe [Gm] my soul to the company.
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine,
picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, I load sixteen guns,
I'm numb with alcohol and stuff, [Dm] I said well bless my soul, I load sixteen guns,
what do you get?
[Gm] Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, [D] I owe my soul to the company.
I was [Gm]
born one morning it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble, my middle name.
I was raising a cane, break buying no marmalade,
and a [D] high tone woman made me walk the line, I load [C] sixteen guns,
what do you get?
[Gm]
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, [D] I owe my soul to the company.
[Gm]
If you see me come better step aside, a lot of men did, a lot of men got,
one fist of iron, the other of steel, [D] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
you [Gm] load sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
To [Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [G] the company's floor.
[Ab]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Fm]
[Bbm]
[Fm]
[Bbm] If you see me coming better step aside, a lot of men did, a lot of them got,
one fist of iron, the other of steel, [Fm] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
[Db] sixteen times, what do you get?
[Bbm] Another day older [Eb] and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I [F] can't go, I owe my soul to the company.
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[N] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Some people [Gm] say a man is made out of mud, a bald man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and blood and skin and bone, [D] a mind that's weak and a back that's strong,
he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, I owe [Gm] my soul to the company. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine,
picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, I load sixteen guns,
I'm numb with alcohol and stuff, [Dm] I said well bless my soul, I load sixteen guns,
what do you get?
[Gm] Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, [D] I owe my soul to the company.
I was [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ born one morning it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble, my middle name.
I was raising a cane, break buying no marmalade,
and a [D] high tone woman made me walk the line, I load [C] sixteen guns,
what do you get?
[Gm]
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, [D] I owe my soul to the company.
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ If you see me come better step aside, a lot of men did, a lot of men got,
one fist of iron, the other of steel, [D] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
you [Gm] load sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
To _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [G] the company's floor. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ If you see me coming better step aside, a lot of men did, a lot of them got,
one fist of iron, the other of steel, [Fm] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
[Db] sixteen times, what do you get?
[Bbm] Another day older [Eb] and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I _ [F] can't go, I owe my soul to the company. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Some people [Gm] say a man is made out of mud, a bald man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and blood and skin and bone, [D] a mind that's weak and a back that's strong,
he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, I owe [Gm] my soul to the company. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine,
picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, I load sixteen guns,
I'm numb with alcohol and stuff, [Dm] I said well bless my soul, I load sixteen guns,
what do you get?
[Gm] Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, [D] I owe my soul to the company.
I was [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ born one morning it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble, my middle name.
I was raising a cane, break buying no marmalade,
and a [D] high tone woman made me walk the line, I load [C] sixteen guns,
what do you get?
[Gm]
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, [D] I owe my soul to the company.
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ If you see me come better step aside, a lot of men did, a lot of men got,
one fist of iron, the other of steel, [D] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
you [Gm] load sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
To _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [G] the company's floor. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ If you see me coming better step aside, a lot of men did, a lot of them got,
one fist of iron, the other of steel, [Fm] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
[Db] sixteen times, what do you get?
[Bbm] Another day older [Eb] and deeper in debt.
Said Peter don't you call me cause I _ [F] can't go, I owe my soul to the company. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _