Key: B minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
Some people say a man is made outta mud
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A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
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Em
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
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A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
Chorus 1
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F#
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
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E
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Another day older and deeper in debt
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
I was born one mornin'
when the sun didn't shine
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and I walked to the mine
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Em
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
"Well, a-bless my soul"
Chorus 2
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E
F#
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
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E
F#
Another day older and deeper in debt
Interlude 2
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Verse 3
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
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Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
make me walk the line
Chorus 3
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E
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You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
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E
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Another day older and deeper in debt
Interlude 3
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Verse 4
If you see me comin', better step aside
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A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
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One fist of iron, the other of steel
then the left one will
Chorus 4
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You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
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E
F#
Another day older and deeper in debt
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I owe my soul to the company store
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsBm F# E Em
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