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[Verse 1]
Am F E
Some people say a man is made out o' mud
Am F E
A poor man's made out o' muscle an' blood.
Am Dm F
Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bones
Am N.C
A mind that's weak an' a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
Am F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am C Dm F
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Am N.C
I owe my soul to the company sto'
(Repeat riff)
[Verse 2]
Am F E
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
Am F E
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
Am Dm F
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Am N.C
And the straw boss said, "Well, bless my soul"
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
Am F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am C Dm F
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Am N.C
I owe my soul to the company sto'
(Repeat riff)
[Verse 3]
Am F E
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Am F E
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Am Dm F
I was raised in the canebrake by an' ol' mama lion
Am N.C
Can't no high-tone woman make me walk the line
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
Am F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am C Dm F
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Am N.C
I owe my soul to the company sto'
(Repeat riff)
[Verse 4]
Am F E
If ya see me comin' better step 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 E
You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
Am F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am C Dm F
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Am N.C
I owe my soul to the company sto'
