Key: B minor•
Verse 1
is made out of mud.
A poor man's made out of
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Bm
muscle and blood.
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E
Muscle and blood and skin and bones.
back that's strong.
You load sixteen tons,
what do you get?
Another day older
and deeper in debt.
St. Peter, don't you call me,
I was born one morning
when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and
I walked to the mine
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Em
Bm
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
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E
Bm
An d the strawball said,
well, bless my soul
You load sixteen tons
and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me
I was born one morning,
it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in McCain,
make me walk the line
You load 16 tons of water,
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you get another day older
And deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me,
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I owe my soul to the company store
If you see me coming,
a lot of men died
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Em
One fist of iron, the other of steel
then the left one will
You load sixteen tons,
what do you get?
Another day older
and deeper in debt
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Bm
St. Peter, don't you call
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Bm
Bm
I owe my soul
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TunerE A D G B E
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