16 Tons Chords

by Robbie Williams
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author lillelarsen [a] 259. Last edit on Jun 16, 2019

Chords

Fm
Eb
Db
C7

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[Verse 1]
Fm
Some people say a man is made outta mud 
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
Muscle and blood and skin and bones 
Fm
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong 
 
[Chorus]
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
Another day older and deeper in debt 
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
Saint Peter don't you call me '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 
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Fm
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul" 
 
[Chorus]
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
Another day older and deeper in debt 
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
Saint Peter don't you call me '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 
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Fm
Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line 
 
[Chorus]
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
Another day older and deeper in debt 
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
Saint Peter don't you call me '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
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died 
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
One fist of iron, the other of steel 
Fm
If the right one don't a-get you 
Then the left one will
 
[Chorus]
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
Another day older and deeper in debt 
Fm          Eb          Db          C7
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go 
Fm              C7            Fm
I owe my soul to the company store 
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