Sixteen Tons Chords by Jerry Reed
Tempo:
88.1 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Db
Eb
Ab
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Abm] [Ebm]
Song.
[B] [Ab] [Abm]
A song people say a man [Db] is made out of mud.
[Abm] Old man's [Eb] made out of muscle and [Abm] blood.
Muscle and [Db] blood and skin and bone.
[Eb] Mind that beak and the [Abm] back that's strong.
You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] Another day [Eb] older and more in [Ab] depth.
Saint Peter don't [Db] call me cause I can't [Eb] go.
I wore my soul to the company store.
[Abm] [B] I wore my soul [Abm] to the company store.
[Ab] Well I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine.
Tell the [Eb] show I walked to the [Ab] mine loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
A number nine [Abm] trove, just all bought there son.
Bless my soul you're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] You get another day [Eb] older and more in [Abm] depth.
Saint Peter don't [Db] call me cause I can't go.
I [Eb] wore my soul to the company store.
[Ebm] I wore my soul.
I wore my [Abm] soul.
[Ab]
[F] [Db]
[Abm]
Well I was born one morning it was drizzling rain.
[Ab] Fighting and [Eb] trouble that's my middle [Abm] name.
I was raised in the [Db] woods by a mama lion.
[Ab] No high tone [Gb] woman make me walk in [Abm] line.
You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] Another day [Eb] older and more in depth.
Saint Peter don't call me cause [Db] I can't go.
I [Eb] wore my soul to the company store.
I wore my soul.
I wore my [Abm] soul to the company store.
[Ab] To the company store.
[Abm] If you see me [Db] coming better step [Abm] aside.
A lot of men [Eb] dead.
A lot of men [Ab] died.
One fist of [Db] iron and the other one [Eb] steel.
If the raven don't get you son the leaven will.
[Abm] You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you [Abm] get?
Another [Eb] day older and more in depth.
Saint Peter [Db] don't call me cause I can't go.
[Eb] I wore my soul to the company store.
[Abm] Saint Peter.
Saint Peter.
I wore my soul.
Saint Peter.
To the company [Ab] store.
Saint [Db] Peter.
I wore my [Abm] soul.
Saint Peter.
[Db]
Song.
[B] [Ab] [Abm]
A song people say a man [Db] is made out of mud.
[Abm] Old man's [Eb] made out of muscle and [Abm] blood.
Muscle and [Db] blood and skin and bone.
[Eb] Mind that beak and the [Abm] back that's strong.
You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] Another day [Eb] older and more in [Ab] depth.
Saint Peter don't [Db] call me cause I can't [Eb] go.
I wore my soul to the company store.
[Abm] [B] I wore my soul [Abm] to the company store.
[Ab] Well I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine.
Tell the [Eb] show I walked to the [Ab] mine loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
A number nine [Abm] trove, just all bought there son.
Bless my soul you're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] You get another day [Eb] older and more in [Abm] depth.
Saint Peter don't [Db] call me cause I can't go.
I [Eb] wore my soul to the company store.
[Ebm] I wore my soul.
I wore my [Abm] soul.
[Ab]
[F] [Db]
[Abm]
Well I was born one morning it was drizzling rain.
[Ab] Fighting and [Eb] trouble that's my middle [Abm] name.
I was raised in the [Db] woods by a mama lion.
[Ab] No high tone [Gb] woman make me walk in [Abm] line.
You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] Another day [Eb] older and more in depth.
Saint Peter don't call me cause [Db] I can't go.
I [Eb] wore my soul to the company store.
I wore my soul.
I wore my [Abm] soul to the company store.
[Ab] To the company store.
[Abm] If you see me [Db] coming better step [Abm] aside.
A lot of men [Eb] dead.
A lot of men [Ab] died.
One fist of [Db] iron and the other one [Eb] steel.
If the raven don't get you son the leaven will.
[Abm] You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you [Abm] get?
Another [Eb] day older and more in depth.
Saint Peter [Db] don't call me cause I can't go.
[Eb] I wore my soul to the company store.
[Abm] Saint Peter.
Saint Peter.
I wore my soul.
Saint Peter.
To the company [Ab] store.
Saint [Db] Peter.
I wore my [Abm] soul.
Saint Peter.
[Db]
Key:
Abm
Db
Eb
Ab
Ebm
Abm
Db
Eb
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Song.
[B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ A song people say a man [Db] is made out of mud.
[Abm] Old man's [Eb] made out of muscle and [Abm] blood.
Muscle and [Db] blood and skin and bone.
[Eb] Mind that beak and the [Abm] back that's strong.
You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] Another day [Eb] older and more in [Ab] depth.
Saint Peter don't [Db] call me cause I can't [Eb] go.
I wore my soul to the company store. _ _ _
[Abm] _ [B] I wore my soul [Abm] to the company store.
[Ab] Well I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine.
Tell the [Eb] show I walked to the [Ab] mine loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
A number nine [Abm] trove, just all bought there son.
Bless my soul you're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] You get another day [Eb] older and more in [Abm] depth.
Saint Peter don't [Db] call me cause I can't go.
I [Eb] wore my soul to the company store.
[Ebm] I wore my soul.
I wore my [Abm] soul.
_ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well I was born one morning it was drizzling rain.
[Ab] Fighting and [Eb] trouble that's my middle [Abm] name.
I was raised in the [Db] woods by a mama lion.
[Ab] No high tone [Gb] woman make me walk in [Abm] line.
You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] Another day [Eb] older and more in depth.
Saint Peter don't call me cause [Db] I can't go.
I [Eb] wore my soul to the company store.
I wore my soul.
I wore my [Abm] soul to the company store.
[Ab] To the company store.
[Abm] If you see me [Db] coming better step [Abm] aside.
A lot of men [Eb] dead.
A lot of men [Ab] died.
One fist of [Db] iron and the other one [Eb] steel.
If the raven don't get you son the leaven will.
[Abm] You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you [Abm] get?
Another [Eb] day older and more in depth.
Saint Peter [Db] don't call me cause I can't go.
[Eb] I wore my soul to the company store.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ Saint Peter.
Saint Peter.
I wore my soul.
Saint Peter.
To the company [Ab] store.
Saint [Db] Peter.
I wore my [Abm] soul.
Saint Peter.
[Db] _
Song.
[B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ A song people say a man [Db] is made out of mud.
[Abm] Old man's [Eb] made out of muscle and [Abm] blood.
Muscle and [Db] blood and skin and bone.
[Eb] Mind that beak and the [Abm] back that's strong.
You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] Another day [Eb] older and more in [Ab] depth.
Saint Peter don't [Db] call me cause I can't [Eb] go.
I wore my soul to the company store. _ _ _
[Abm] _ [B] I wore my soul [Abm] to the company store.
[Ab] Well I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine.
Tell the [Eb] show I walked to the [Ab] mine loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
A number nine [Abm] trove, just all bought there son.
Bless my soul you're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] You get another day [Eb] older and more in [Abm] depth.
Saint Peter don't [Db] call me cause I can't go.
I [Eb] wore my soul to the company store.
[Ebm] I wore my soul.
I wore my [Abm] soul.
_ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well I was born one morning it was drizzling rain.
[Ab] Fighting and [Eb] trouble that's my middle [Abm] name.
I was raised in the [Db] woods by a mama lion.
[Ab] No high tone [Gb] woman make me walk in [Abm] line.
You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you get?
[Abm] Another day [Eb] older and more in depth.
Saint Peter don't call me cause [Db] I can't go.
I [Eb] wore my soul to the company store.
I wore my soul.
I wore my [Abm] soul to the company store.
[Ab] To the company store.
[Abm] If you see me [Db] coming better step [Abm] aside.
A lot of men [Eb] dead.
A lot of men [Ab] died.
One fist of [Db] iron and the other one [Eb] steel.
If the raven don't get you son the leaven will.
[Abm] You're loaded sixteen [Db] pounds.
What do you [Abm] get?
Another [Eb] day older and more in depth.
Saint Peter [Db] don't call me cause I can't go.
[Eb] I wore my soul to the company store.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ Saint Peter.
Saint Peter.
I wore my soul.
Saint Peter.
To the company [Ab] store.
Saint [Db] Peter.
I wore my [Abm] soul.
Saint Peter.
[Db] _