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Sixteen Tons chords by 
Charlie Daniels
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Verse 1
Am
Mining coal was a tough,
dirty job.
The miners worked under the ground
Dm
in cramped spaces,
Am
Dm
Am
E
breathing coal dust all day long.
Am
The hours were long
and the pay was short.
This is how it was.
Dm
E
Am
Dm
E
Am
F
E
Verse 2
Am
Dm
E
Am
Dm
E
Some people say a man's made out of mud
Am
a poor man's made out
F
of muscle and blood
E
Am
Dm
Muscle and blood, skin and bones
E
Am
A man that's weak in the back,
that's strong
he's loaded sixteen tons,
F
but what'd he get
E
Am
F
E
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am
Saint Peter don't call
Dm
me cause I can't go
Am
E
Am
E
Am
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one morning
F
when the sun didn't shine
E
Am
Dm
I picked up my shovel and I ran to the mine
E
Am
I loaded six teen tons
Dm
of number nine coal
E
The straw boss said, well,
Am
E
bless my soul,
Am
F
you load 16 tons, and what do you get?
E
Am
F
E
Another day older and deeper in debt,
Am
Dm
St. Peter, don't call me, cause I can't go
Am
E
Am
E
Am
I owe my soul to the company store
F
I was born one morning, it was drizzlin' rain
E
Am
Fightin' and trouble
F
with my middle name
E
Am
I was raised in Duquesne,
Dm
break by an old mama line
E
Ain't no high -toned woman
Am
Dm
made me walk the line
Am
You load sixteen tons,
Dm
and what do you get?
E
Am
Dm
E
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am
Dm
Saint Peter don't call me, cause I can't go
Am
E
Am
E
Am
I owe my soul to the company store
Dm
E
Am
E
Am
E
Am
Dm
E
Am
Well, if you see me coming,
Dm
better step aside
E
Am
A lot of men been there,
F
E
a lot of men died
Am
Dm
One fist to bind, the other one to steal
Am
If my right one don't get you,
then my left one will
You load sixteen tons,
F
E
and what do you get?
Am
F
Another day wonderin' deeper in
E
Dead
Am
Dm
St. Peter don't call me cause I can't go
Am
I owe my soul to the company store
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