Paul Robeson: Sixteen Tons Chords
Tempo:
61.1 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
D
A
Cm
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] Some people say a man is made out of [Gm] mud, a poor man made out of [D] muscle and [Gm] blood,
[Cm] Skin and build, [D] a man is weak and [Gm] strong, and a sick, still young, and what do you give?
Another day older and deeper and dead, this ain't me, though don't you call [A] me,
Cause I can't do, I owe [E] my suit to the [Gm] company store.
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine, I picked up the shovel and walked to mine,
I load sixteen [Cm] tons of lumberland good, [Gm] and I spawned [C#] four silver, bless my suit,
[Gm] I load sixteen tons of lumberland good, and I spawned four silver, bless [A] my suit,
[N] I load sixteen tons of lumberland good, and I spawned five silver, bless my suit,
Hey [D] [Gm] give me a sign, [D] [Gm] many many days, I get by,
[A] The others still have the right to know to get you there, or laugh among you.
[Gm] This being done, and morning in, another day for the land's deeper and dancing field.
And don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go.
[C#m] I owe my [G] suit to the company store.
I [Gm] was born one morning and it was just rain.
My fight was just a cover on a battle day.
I was raised in a king [Cm] bed, by an old [A] mama lying kiddo.
[C#m] I too [D] will make me walk the [Gm] line.
This being done, and morning in, another day for the land's deeper and dancing field.
And don't [A] you call me, cause I [C] can't go.
[N] I owe my suit [D] to the company store.
[Cm] Skin and build, [D] a man is weak and [Gm] strong, and a sick, still young, and what do you give?
Another day older and deeper and dead, this ain't me, though don't you call [A] me,
Cause I can't do, I owe [E] my suit to the [Gm] company store.
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine, I picked up the shovel and walked to mine,
I load sixteen [Cm] tons of lumberland good, [Gm] and I spawned [C#] four silver, bless my suit,
[Gm] I load sixteen tons of lumberland good, and I spawned four silver, bless [A] my suit,
[N] I load sixteen tons of lumberland good, and I spawned five silver, bless my suit,
Hey [D] [Gm] give me a sign, [D] [Gm] many many days, I get by,
[A] The others still have the right to know to get you there, or laugh among you.
[Gm] This being done, and morning in, another day for the land's deeper and dancing field.
And don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go.
[C#m] I owe my [G] suit to the company store.
I [Gm] was born one morning and it was just rain.
My fight was just a cover on a battle day.
I was raised in a king [Cm] bed, by an old [A] mama lying kiddo.
[C#m] I too [D] will make me walk the [Gm] line.
This being done, and morning in, another day for the land's deeper and dancing field.
And don't [A] you call me, cause I [C] can't go.
[N] I owe my suit [D] to the company store.
Key:
Gm
D
A
Cm
C#m
Gm
D
A
[D] _ _ Some people say a man is made out of [Gm] mud, a poor man made out of [D] muscle and [Gm] _ blood,
[Cm] Skin and build, [D] a man is weak and [Gm] strong, and a sick, still young, and what do you give?
Another day older and deeper and dead, this ain't me, though don't you call [A] me,
Cause I can't do, I owe [E] my suit to the [Gm] company store. _ _
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine, I picked up the shovel and walked to mine,
I load sixteen [Cm] tons of lumberland good, [Gm] and I spawned [C#] four silver, bless my suit,
[Gm] I load sixteen tons of lumberland good, and I spawned four silver, bless _ [A] my suit, _ _ _
[N] I load sixteen tons of lumberland good, and I spawned five silver, bless my suit,
_ Hey [D] [Gm] give me a sign, [D] [Gm] many many days, I get by,
[A] The others still have the right to know to get you there, or laugh among you.
[Gm] This being done, and morning in, another day for the land's deeper and dancing field.
And don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go.
[C#m] I owe my [G] suit to the company store. _
_ I [Gm] was born one morning and it was just rain.
My fight was just a cover on a battle day.
I was raised in a king [Cm] bed, by an old [A] mama lying kiddo.
[C#m] I too [D] will make me walk the [Gm] line.
This being done, and morning in, another day for the land's deeper and dancing field.
And don't [A] you call me, cause I [C] can't go.
_ [N] _ I owe my suit [D] _ to the company store. _
[Cm] Skin and build, [D] a man is weak and [Gm] strong, and a sick, still young, and what do you give?
Another day older and deeper and dead, this ain't me, though don't you call [A] me,
Cause I can't do, I owe [E] my suit to the [Gm] company store. _ _
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine, I picked up the shovel and walked to mine,
I load sixteen [Cm] tons of lumberland good, [Gm] and I spawned [C#] four silver, bless my suit,
[Gm] I load sixteen tons of lumberland good, and I spawned four silver, bless _ [A] my suit, _ _ _
[N] I load sixteen tons of lumberland good, and I spawned five silver, bless my suit,
_ Hey [D] [Gm] give me a sign, [D] [Gm] many many days, I get by,
[A] The others still have the right to know to get you there, or laugh among you.
[Gm] This being done, and morning in, another day for the land's deeper and dancing field.
And don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go.
[C#m] I owe my [G] suit to the company store. _
_ I [Gm] was born one morning and it was just rain.
My fight was just a cover on a battle day.
I was raised in a king [Cm] bed, by an old [A] mama lying kiddo.
[C#m] I too [D] will make me walk the [Gm] line.
This being done, and morning in, another day for the land's deeper and dancing field.
And don't [A] you call me, cause I [C] can't go.
_ [N] _ I owe my suit [D] _ to the company store. _
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