Sixteen Tons

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[Verse 1]
     Am                  F        
Some people say a man is made out 
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o' mud
  Am                     F        
A poor man's made out o' muscle 
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an' blood.
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Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bones
  Am          N.C
A mind that's weak an' a back that's
 strong

[Chorus]
              Am               F  
     You load sixteen tons and 
         E
what do you get?
      Am                   F      
     Another day older an' deeper 
   E
in debt
           Am               C     
     Saint Peter, don't you call 
         Dm      F
me 'cause I can't go
       Am     N.C
     I owe my soul to the company 
sto'

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[Verse 2]
      Am                        F 
I was born one mornin' when the 
         E
sun didn't shine
  Am                        F     
I picked up my shovel and I walked
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 to the mine
         Am              Dm       
I loaded sixteen tons of number 
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nine coal
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        Am         N.C
And the straw boss said, "Well, 
bless my soul"


[Chorus]
              Am               F  
     You load sixteen tons and 
         E
what do you get?
      Am                   F      
     Another day older an' deeper 
   E
in debt
           Am               C     
     Saint Peter, don't you call 
         Dm      F
me 'cause I can't go
       Am     N.C
     I owe my soul to the company 
sto'

(Repeat riff)

[Verse 3]
      Am                      
I was born one mornin', it was 
 F         E
drizzlin' rain
Am                       F        
Fightin' and trouble are my middle 
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name
      Am                           
I was raised in the canebrake by 
  Dm       F
an' ol' mama lion
         Am        N.C
Can't no high-tone woman make me 
walk the line

[Chorus]
              Am               F  
     You load sixteen tons and 
         E
what do you get?
      Am                   F      
     Another day older an' deeper 
   E
in debt
           Am               C     
     Saint Peter, don't you call 
         Dm      F
me 'cause I can't go
       Am     N.C
     I owe my soul to the company 
sto'

(Repeat riff)

[Verse 4]
      Am                   F  
If ya see me comin' better step 
   E
aside
  Am                  F         E
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
Am                    Dm       F
One fist of iron, the other of steel
       Am              N.C
If the right one don't get you then 
the left one will

[Chorus]
              Am               F  
     You load sixteen tons and 
         E
what do you get?
      Am                   F      
     Another day older an' deeper 
   E
in debt
           Am               C     
     Saint Peter, don't you call 
         Dm      F
me 'cause I can't go
       Am     N.C
     I owe my soul to the company 
sto'