16 Tons

Fm
Some people say a man is made outta 
mud
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A poor man's made outta muscle 
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and blood
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Muscle and blood and skin and 
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bones
Fm
A mind that's a-weak and a back 
that's strong

[Chorus]
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You load sixteen tons, what do 
    C7
you get
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Another day older and deeper in 
    C7
debt
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Saint Peter don't you call me 
    C7
'cause I can't go
Fm
I owe my soul to the company store

[Verse 2]
Fm
I was born one mornin' when the sun 
didn't shine
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I picked up my shovel and I 
    C7
walked to the mine
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I loaded sixteen tons of number 
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nine coal
Fm
And the straw boss said "Well, 
a-bless my soul"

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[Chorus]
Fm          Eb          Db      
You load sixteen tons, what do 
    C7
you get
Fm          Eb          Db      
Another day older and deeper in 
    C7
debt
Fm          Eb          Db      
Saint Peter don't you call me 
    C7
'cause I can't go
Fm
I owe my soul to the company store

[Verse 3]
Fm
I was born one mornin', it was 
drizzlin' rain
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Fightin' and trouble are my 
    C7
middle name
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I was raised in the canebrake by
    C7
 an ol' mama lion
Fm
Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me
 walk the line

[Chorus]
Fm          Eb          Db      
You load sixteen tons, what do 
    C7
you get
Fm          Eb          Db      
Another day older and deeper in 
    C7
debt
Fm          Eb          Db      
Saint Peter don't you call me 
    C7
'cause I can't go
Fm
I owe my soul to the company store

[Verse 4]
Fm
If you see me comin', better step a 
side
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A lotta men didn't, a lotta men 
    C7
died
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One fist of iron, the other of 
    C7
steel
Fm
If the right one don't a-get you
Then the left one will

[Chorus]
Fm          Eb          Db      
You load sixteen tons, what do 
    C7
you get
Fm          Eb          Db      
Another day older and deeper in 
    C7
debt
Fm          Eb          Db      
Saint Peter don't you call me 
    C7
'cause I can't go
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I owe my soul to the company store