Year: 1991 - Album: The Magic Touch: An Anthology (2CD)
Written by Merle Travis
Verse 1:
Gm D7 Some people say a man is made outta mud Gm D7 A poor man's made outta muscle and blood Gm Cm Muscle and blood and skin and bones Gm N.C. A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strongD7 Gm D7 You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Gm D7 Another day older and deeper in debt Gm Cm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go Gm N.C. I owe my soul to the company storeVerse 2:
Gm D7 I... was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine Gm D7 I picked up my shovel and walked to the mine Gm Cm I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal Gm N.C. And the straw boss said 'Well, a-bless my soul'D7 Gm D7 You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Gm D7 Another day older and deeper in debt Gm Cm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go Gm N.C. I owe my soul to the company storeVerse 3:
D7 Gm D7 If... you see me comin', better step aside Gm D7 A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died Gm Cm My one fist's iron, the other steel Gm N.C. And if the right one don't getcha then the left one willD7 Gm D7 You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Gm D7 Another day older and deeper in debt Gm Cm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go Gm N.C. I owe my soul to the company storeVerse 4:
D7 Gm D7 I... was born one mornin' and it was drizzlin' rain Gm D7 A-fightin' and trouble are my middle name Gm Cm I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion Gm N.C. Can't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the lineD7 Gm D7 You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Gm D7 Another day older and deeper in debt Gm Cm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go N.C. I owe my soul D7 N.C. To the company store
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