Chords for Sixteen Tons - Southern Raised (low bass singer cover)
Tempo:
69.875 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
D
Cm
Eb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [Gm] [G]
[Gm]
[Gm]
I'm a man that's weak and a back that's [Eb] strong.
You load [D] 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
Another bag of bones.
[Cm] [D] I'm a man that's weak and [Gm] a back that's strong.
You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another bag of bones.
I'm a man that's weak and a back that's strong.
Another day [D] older and deeper in [Bb] debt.
Saint Peter don't [Eb] you call me cause [D] I can't go.
I owe my [G] soul to the company [Gm] store.
[Cm] You load 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
[Cm] Another day older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
Oh I was born one morning when the sun didn't [Eb] shine.
I picked up my [D] shovel, I walked through the [Gm] mine.
I loaded 16 [Cm] tons of number 9 [D] coal.
And the straw boss said well bless my [Gm] soul.
You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another day [D] older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
Saint [F] Peter don't you [Eb] call me cause [D] I can't go.
I owe my [Gm] soul to the company store.
[Cm] You load 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
Another [Cm] day older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
[Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[D] [Gm] Well if you see me coming you [Cm] better step [C] aside.
[Eb] A lot of men didn't [D] and a lot of men died.
[Gm] One fist of [Cm] iron the other of [D] steel.
If the right one don't get you.
Then the left one [Gm] will.
[D] Woah.
[Gm] You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another day [D] older and deeper in debt.
[Gm] Saint [F] Peter don't you [Eb] call me cause I [D] can't go.
[Db] I owe [Fm] my soul [Gb] to the company store.
[G] [Cm]
[Gm] [N]
[Gm]
[Gm]
I'm a man that's weak and a back that's [Eb] strong.
You load [D] 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
Another bag of bones.
[Cm] [D] I'm a man that's weak and [Gm] a back that's strong.
You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another bag of bones.
I'm a man that's weak and a back that's strong.
Another day [D] older and deeper in [Bb] debt.
Saint Peter don't [Eb] you call me cause [D] I can't go.
I owe my [G] soul to the company [Gm] store.
[Cm] You load 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
[Cm] Another day older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
Oh I was born one morning when the sun didn't [Eb] shine.
I picked up my [D] shovel, I walked through the [Gm] mine.
I loaded 16 [Cm] tons of number 9 [D] coal.
And the straw boss said well bless my [Gm] soul.
You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another day [D] older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
Saint [F] Peter don't you [Eb] call me cause [D] I can't go.
I owe my [Gm] soul to the company store.
[Cm] You load 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
Another [Cm] day older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
[Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[D] [Gm] Well if you see me coming you [Cm] better step [C] aside.
[Eb] A lot of men didn't [D] and a lot of men died.
[Gm] One fist of [Cm] iron the other of [D] steel.
If the right one don't get you.
Then the left one [Gm] will.
[D] Woah.
[Gm] You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another day [D] older and deeper in debt.
[Gm] Saint [F] Peter don't you [Eb] call me cause I [D] can't go.
[Db] I owe [Fm] my soul [Gb] to the company store.
[G] [Cm]
[Gm] [N]
Key:
Gm
D
Cm
Eb
F
Gm
D
Cm
_ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a man that's weak and a back that's [Eb] strong.
You load [D] 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
Another bag of bones.
[Cm] _ [D] I'm a man that's weak and [Gm] a back that's strong.
You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another bag of bones.
I'm a man that's weak and a back that's strong.
Another day [D] older and deeper in [Bb] debt.
Saint Peter don't [Eb] you call me cause [D] I can't go.
I owe my [G] soul to the company [Gm] store.
_ _ [Cm] You load 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
_ _ _ [Cm] Another day older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
Oh I was born one morning when the sun didn't [Eb] shine.
I picked up my [D] shovel, I walked through the [Gm] mine.
I loaded 16 [Cm] tons of number 9 [D] coal.
And the straw boss said well bless my [Gm] soul.
You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another day [D] older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
Saint [F] Peter don't you [Eb] call me cause [D] I can't go.
I owe my [Gm] soul to the company store.
_ _ [Cm] You load 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
Another _ [Cm] day older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
[D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ Well if you see me coming you [Cm] _ better step [C] aside. _ _
_ [Eb] A lot of men didn't [D] and a lot of men died.
_ [Gm] One fist of [Cm] iron the other of [D] steel.
If the right one don't get you.
Then the left one [Gm] _ _ will.
[D] Woah. _
_ [Gm] You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another day [D] older and deeper in debt.
[Gm] Saint [F] Peter don't you [Eb] call me cause I [D] can't go. _
[Db] I owe [Fm] _ my soul _ [Gb] to the company _ _ store.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a man that's weak and a back that's [Eb] strong.
You load [D] 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
Another bag of bones.
[Cm] _ [D] I'm a man that's weak and [Gm] a back that's strong.
You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another bag of bones.
I'm a man that's weak and a back that's strong.
Another day [D] older and deeper in [Bb] debt.
Saint Peter don't [Eb] you call me cause [D] I can't go.
I owe my [G] soul to the company [Gm] store.
_ _ [Cm] You load 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
_ _ _ [Cm] Another day older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
Oh I was born one morning when the sun didn't [Eb] shine.
I picked up my [D] shovel, I walked through the [Gm] mine.
I loaded 16 [Cm] tons of number 9 [D] coal.
And the straw boss said well bless my [Gm] soul.
You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another day [D] older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
Saint [F] Peter don't you [Eb] call me cause [D] I can't go.
I owe my [Gm] soul to the company store.
_ _ [Cm] You load 16 tons and what do you [Gm] get?
Another _ [Cm] day older and deeper in [Gm] debt.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
[D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ Well if you see me coming you [Cm] _ better step [C] aside. _ _
_ [Eb] A lot of men didn't [D] and a lot of men died.
_ [Gm] One fist of [Cm] iron the other of [D] steel.
If the right one don't get you.
Then the left one [Gm] _ _ will.
[D] Woah. _
_ [Gm] You load 16 tons and what do you get?
Another day [D] older and deeper in debt.
[Gm] Saint [F] Peter don't you [Eb] call me cause I [D] can't go. _
[Db] I owe [Fm] _ my soul _ [Gb] to the company _ _ store.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _