Chords for Johnny Cash - Sixteen Tons (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
160.25 bpm
Chords used:
Am
F#
A
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[A] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
Some people say a man is made out of mud, a poor man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and blood [D] and skin and bone.
[Am] A [D] man that's weak and a back that's strong
[Am] loads sixteen tons [F#] and what [Am] do you get?
Another day older [F#m] and [Am] deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't go, [Am] I owe my soul [D#] to the company store.
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine, I picked up my shovel and I walked
to the mine, I loaded sixteen tons [D] of number nine coal and [Am] a straw ball set.
Well I bless my [G] soul [Am] to load sixteen tons [F#] and what do you [Am] get?
Another day older [F#] and deeper [Am] in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't
go, [Am] I owe my soul to the company store.
[A] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
I was born one morning it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble are my middle name.
Raised in a cane break [Dm] by an old mama line, [Am] ain't no high tone woman make me walk the
line.
You load sixteen tons [F#] and what [Am] do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [D] cause I can't
go, [Am] I owe my soul to the company store.
[A] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
If you see me coming better step aside, a lot of men didn't and a lot of men died.
One fist of iron [Dm] and the other of steel, [Am] if the right one don't get you then the left
one will.
You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
Another day older [F#m] [Am] and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't
go, I [E] owe my soul [A] to the company store.
Company store.
[D#] [Am]
[D#] [Am]
[A]
[A] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
Some people say a man is made out of mud, a poor man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and blood [D] and skin and bone.
[Am] A [D] man that's weak and a back that's strong
[Am] loads sixteen tons [F#] and what [Am] do you get?
Another day older [F#m] and [Am] deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't go, [Am] I owe my soul [D#] to the company store.
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine, I picked up my shovel and I walked
to the mine, I loaded sixteen tons [D] of number nine coal and [Am] a straw ball set.
Well I bless my [G] soul [Am] to load sixteen tons [F#] and what do you [Am] get?
Another day older [F#] and deeper [Am] in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't
go, [Am] I owe my soul to the company store.
[A] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
I was born one morning it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble are my middle name.
Raised in a cane break [Dm] by an old mama line, [Am] ain't no high tone woman make me walk the
line.
You load sixteen tons [F#] and what [Am] do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [D] cause I can't
go, [Am] I owe my soul to the company store.
[A] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
If you see me coming better step aside, a lot of men didn't and a lot of men died.
One fist of iron [Dm] and the other of steel, [Am] if the right one don't get you then the left
one will.
You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
Another day older [F#m] [Am] and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't
go, I [E] owe my soul [A] to the company store.
Company store.
[D#] [Am]
[D#] [Am]
[A]
Key:
Am
F#
A
C
Dm
Am
F#
A
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am] _
Some people say a man is made out of mud, a poor man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and blood [D] and skin and bone.
[Am] A [D] man that's weak and a back that's strong
[Am] loads sixteen tons [F#] and what [Am] do you get?
Another day older [F#m] and [Am] deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't go, [Am] I owe my soul [D#] to the company store.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am]
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine, I picked up my shovel and I walked
to the mine, I loaded sixteen tons [D] of number nine coal and [Am] a straw ball set.
Well I bless my [G] soul [Am] to load sixteen tons [F#] and what do you [Am] get?
_ Another day older [F#] and deeper [Am] in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't
go, [Am] I owe my soul to the company store. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am]
I was born one morning it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble are my middle name.
Raised in a cane break [Dm] by an old mama line, [Am] ain't no high tone woman make me walk the
line.
You load sixteen tons [F#] and what [Am] do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [D] cause I can't
go, [Am] I owe my soul to the company _ store. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am]
If you see me coming better step aside, a lot of men didn't and a lot of men died.
One fist of iron [Dm] and the other of steel, [Am] if the right one don't get you then the left
one will.
You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
Another day older [F#m] [Am] and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't
go, _ _ _ _ _ I _ [E] owe my soul _ _ [A] to the company store.
Company store. _
_ _ [D#] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am] _
Some people say a man is made out of mud, a poor man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and blood [D] and skin and bone.
[Am] A [D] man that's weak and a back that's strong
[Am] loads sixteen tons [F#] and what [Am] do you get?
Another day older [F#m] and [Am] deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't go, [Am] I owe my soul [D#] to the company store.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am]
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine, I picked up my shovel and I walked
to the mine, I loaded sixteen tons [D] of number nine coal and [Am] a straw ball set.
Well I bless my [G] soul [Am] to load sixteen tons [F#] and what do you [Am] get?
_ Another day older [F#] and deeper [Am] in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't
go, [Am] I owe my soul to the company store. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am]
I was born one morning it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble are my middle name.
Raised in a cane break [Dm] by an old mama line, [Am] ain't no high tone woman make me walk the
line.
You load sixteen tons [F#] and what [Am] do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [D] cause I can't
go, [Am] I owe my soul to the company _ store. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am]
If you see me coming better step aside, a lot of men didn't and a lot of men died.
One fist of iron [Dm] and the other of steel, [Am] if the right one don't get you then the left
one will.
You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
Another day older [F#m] [Am] and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter don't you call me [Dm] cause I can't
go, _ _ _ _ _ I _ [E] owe my soul _ _ [A] to the company store.
Company store. _
_ _ [D#] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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