Sixteen Tons by Tennessee ernie Ford (Lyrics on Screen) Chords

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Some people say a [N] man is made out of mud, a poor man's made out of muscle and blood, muscle and blood and skin and bones, a mind that's weak and a back that's strong.
When you load sixteen tons, what do you [Gb] get?
_ [D] Another day older [Ab] and deeper [B] in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you call me [Em] cause I can't go.
[Ab] I owe my [B] soul to the company store. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine.
I picked up [Ab] my shovel and I [Gb] walked to the mine.
I [B] loaded sixteen tons, a number nine coal and a straw ball said, well, bless my soul, you load sixteen tons, [N] what do you get?
[D] Another day older [Abm] and [Bm] deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you call [Em] me cause I can't go.
[Abm] I owe my soul to the company store.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ I _ was born one morning, it was drizzling rain.
_ Fighting and [N] trouble are my middle name.
I was raised in a cane break by an old mama lying, [B] can't know a high tone woman, make me walk the line.
You load sixteen [Bm] tons, what do you get?
_ Another day older and deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you call [Em] me cause I can't go.
[B] I owe my soul to the company store.
_ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _
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_ _ If you see me coming better step aside.
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died.
One fist of iron, the other of steel.
If the right one don't get you, then the left one will.
You load [D] sixteen tons, [Bm]
what do you get?
[Gb] Another day older and deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, [Ab] don't you call me [Em] cause I can't go. _ _ _ _
I _ [D] _ owe _ _ _ _ my [E] _ _ _ _
_ soul _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ the company store.
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