Sixteen Tons chords by
Tennessee Ernie Ford

1955Country6.6K views

Key: B minor•

Intro 1

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F#

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Bm

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Verse 1

Some people say a man is made outta mud

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E

E

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F#

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A poor man's made outta muscle and blood

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Em

Em

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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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E E 
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F# F# 2
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You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
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E E 
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F# F# 2
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Another day older and deeper in debt
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Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause
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I   can't go
Bm Bm 2
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I owe my soul to the company store

Interlude 1

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Verse 2
I was born one mornin'
when the sun didn't shine
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I picked up my shovel
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and I walked to the mine
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Em Em 
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I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
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And the straw boss said
"Well, a-bless my soul"

Chorus 2
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E E 
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You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
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E E 
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F# F# 2
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Another day older and deeper in debt
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Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause
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I   can't go
Bm Bm 2
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I owe my soul to the company store

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
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I was raised in the canebrake
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by an ol' mama lion
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Can't no-a high-toned woman
make me walk the line

Chorus 3
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You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
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E E 
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F# F# 2
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Another day older and deeper in debt
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Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause
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I   can't go
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I owe my soul to the company store

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
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If the right one don't a-get you,
then the left one will

Chorus 4
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You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
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E E 
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F# F# 2
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Another day older and deeper in debt
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Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause
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I   can't go
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F# F# 2
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Bm Bm 2
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I owe my soul to the company store

Outro 1

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