Sixteen Tons chords by
Charlie Daniels

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Key: D minor•

Verse 1

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Mining coal was a tough,

dirty job.

The miners worked under the ground

Gm

Gm

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in cramped spaces,

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Dm

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A

A

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breathing coal dust all day long.

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The hours were long

and the pay was short.

This is how it was.

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A

A

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A

A

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Bb

Bb

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A

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Verse 2

Dm

Dm

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Gm

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A

A

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Dm

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Gm

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A

A

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Some people say a man's made out of mud

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a poor man's made out

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of muscle and blood

A

A

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Muscle and blood, skin and bones

A

A

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A man that's weak in the back,

that's strong

he's loaded sixteen tons,

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Bb

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but what'd he get

A

A

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Bb

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A

A

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Another day older and deeper in debt

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Dm

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Saint Peter don't call

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Gm

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me cause I can't go

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Dm

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A

A

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A

A

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Dm

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I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one morning

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when the sun didn't shine

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I picked up my shovel and I ran to the mine

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I loaded six teen tons

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of number nine coal

A

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The straw boss said, well,

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A

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bless my soul,

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you load 16 tons, and what do you get?

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A

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Bb

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A

A

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Another day older and deeper in debt,

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Dm

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Gm

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St. Peter, don't call me, cause I can't go

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A

A

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A

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I owe my soul to the company store

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I was born one morning, it was drizzlin' rain

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Fightin' and trouble

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with my middle name

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I was raised in Duquesne,

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break by an old mama line

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Ain't no high -toned woman

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made me walk the line

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You load sixteen tons,

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and what do you get?

A

A

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A

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Another day older and deeper in debt

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Gm

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Saint Peter don't call me, cause I can't go

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A

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I owe my soul to the company store

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Well, if you see me coming,

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better step aside

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A lot of men been there,

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a lot of men died

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One fist to bind, the other one to steal

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If my right one don't get you,

then my left one will

You load sixteen tons,

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A

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and what do you get?

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Another day wonderin' deeper in

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Dead

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St. Peter don't call me cause I can't go

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I owe my soul to the company store

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