Sixteen Tons chords by
Kate Smith

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Key: C# minor

Verse 1
Am Am 
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Some people say
man is made out of mud
A poor man's made out of
F#dim F#dim 4
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Am Am 
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E E 
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muscle   and blood
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F F 
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Dm Dm 
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Muscle and blood and skin and bone
Am Am 
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A mind that's a- weak and
a back that's strong

Verse 2
Am Am 
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You load sixteen tons and
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Am Am 
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what     do you get
G G 
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Am Am 
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F#dim F#dim 4
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Am Am 
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Another day older and deeper   in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me
Dm Dm 
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'cause I   can't go
Am Am 
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I owe my soul to the company store

Verse 3
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I   was born one mornin'
when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and
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I walked to the mine
E E 
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Am Am 
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Dm Dm 
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I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
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Am Am 
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An d the store- boss said the
"Well- a bless my soul"

Verse 4
Am Am 
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F#dim F#dim 4
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You load sixteen tons     and
Am Am 
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what do you get
F#dim F#dim 4
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Another day older    and deeper in debt
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Saint Peter don't you call me
F F 
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Dm Dm 
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'cause I  can't  go
Am Am 
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I owe my soul to the company store

Verse 5
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I   was born one mornin',
it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are
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E E 
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my       middle name
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I was raised in the cane- brake
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by an old mama lion
G G 
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Am Am 
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E E 
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Cain't no a high- tone woman make
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me walk the line

Verse 6
Am Am 
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You load sixteen tons
E E 
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and what do you get
Am Am 
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G G 
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Am Am 
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Another day older and
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Dm Dm 
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E E 
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deeper   in  debt
Am Am 
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Saint Peter don't you call
Dm Dm 
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me 'cause I   can't go
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Am Am 
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I owe my soul to the company store

Verse 7
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If  you see me comin', better step aside
A lot of men didn't and a
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E E 
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lot      of men died
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F F 
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One fist of iron, the other of steel
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Am Am 
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If the right one don't git ya,
then the left one will

Verse 8
Am Am 
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You load sixteen tons and
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E E 
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what     do you get
Am Am 
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F#dim F#dim 4
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E E 
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Another day older and deeper   in debt
Am Am 
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Saint Peter don't you call
Dm Dm 
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me 'cause I   can't go
I owe my soul to the company

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