Sixteen Tons

Intro:          Am   /    F    /\   

E\   E7   Am

V1.
     Am           F      Dm      
Some people say a man is made 
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outa mud,
   Am         F         Dm    
a poor man's made outa muscle 'n 
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blood...
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Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone,
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a mind that's weak and a back 
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that's strong.


Chorus
E    E7    Am     F        Dm  
You load sixteen tons an' whaddya 
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get?
  Am         F         Dm    
another day older an' deeper in 
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debt;
       Am           F             
Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I 
Dm
can't go,
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I owe my soul to the company store.
Am   /    F    /\   E\    E7   Am

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V2.
       Am       F               
I was born one mornin' when the 
Dm          E
sun didn't shine,
   Am           F            Dm  
I Picked up my shovel and I 
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walked to the mine;
          Am      F       Dm     
I Loaded sixteen tons of number 
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nine coal,
         Am         F         
and the straw boss said, "Well, 
   Dm       E
Bless my soul!"


        Chorus

V3.
      Am        F           
I was born one mornin' it was 
    Dm       E
drizzlin' rain,
 Am            F            Dm   
fightin' and trouble are my 
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middle names;
       Am            F            
I was raised in the canebreak by 
   Dm        E
an' ol' mama hound,
         Am         F           
ain't no high-tone woman gonna 
Dm      E
push me around.

        Chorus

V4.
      Am        F                
If ya see me a-comin' ya better 
Dm   E
step aside,
   Am          F          Dm     
A lotta men didn't an' a lotta 
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men died;
     Am                        Dm
With one fist of iron an' the other 
of steel,
        Am             F          
If the right one don' getcha then 
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the left one will.

Outro:

E    E7    Am     F         Dm 
You load sixteen tons an' whaddya 
    E
get?
  Am         F         Dm    
another day older an' deeper in 
    E
debt;
       Am           F             
Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I 
Dm
can't go..o..o..o..o,
      Am       Am7      F
I    ow..e     m..y     s..o..u..l;
Dm7         E       E7     Am
to the     com..pan..y     sto..re.