16 Tons

	  		Intro: 
Am  G  F  E 
Am  G  F  E 
  


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


 
     Am               G        F       E 
     You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get? 
     Am          G         F         E 
     Another day older an' deeper in debt 
     Am                 C              Dm      F 
     Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go 
       Am                 E       Am 
     I owe my soul to the company sto' 




      Am       G                F          E 
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine 
  Am           G            F           E 
I picked up my shovel and I went to the mine 
       Am      C              Dm   F 
Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal 
        Am                     E        Am 
And the Strawboss said, "Well, Bless my soul 

 
              Am      G        F       E 
     You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get? 
      Am         G         F         E 
     Another day older an' deeper in debt 
           Am           C              Dm      F 
     Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go 
       Am                 E       Am 
     I owe my soul to the company sto' 




      Am       G              F         E 
I was born one morning it was drizzlin' rain 
Am           G           F         E 
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name 
      Am            C                 Dm       F 
I was raised in the cane-break by an' ol' mama hound 
         Am                    E       Am 
Ain't no high-tone woman gonna push me around. 


              Am      G        F       E 
     You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get? 
      Am         G         F         E 
     Another day older an' deeper in debt 
           Am           C              Dm      F 
     Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go 
       Am                 E       Am 
     I owe my soul to the company sto' 



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


              Am      G        F       E 
     You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get? 
      Am         G         F         E 
     Another day older an' deeper in debt 
           Am           C              Dm      F 
     Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go 
       Am                 E       Am 
     I owe my soul to the company sto'
 

Tabbed by Bob O'Neill 2015