Several – Sixteen Tons chords

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I saw several renditions of this tune (T.E.F./Johnny Cash/Merle Travis/Jimmy Dean and Tom Jones. 
All were different so I decided to create a version myself. 
Hope you like it.


Sixteen Tons - Various

Intro:          Am   /    F    /\   E\   E7   Am

V1.
Am F Dm E Some people say a man is made outa mud,
Am F Dm Ea poor man's made outa muscle 'n blood...
Am F Dm E Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone,
Am F E7 Ea mind that's weak and a back that's strong.
Chorus
E E7 Am F Dm E You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
Am F Dm Eanother day older an' deeper in debt;
Am F Dm Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go,
Am F E E7 AmI owe my soul to the company store.
Am / F /\ E\ E7 Am V2.
Am F Dm E I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine,
Am F Dm EI Picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine;
Am F Dm E I Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal,
Am F Dm Eand the straw boss said, "Well, Bless my soul!"
Chorus V3.
Am F Dm E I was born one mornin' it was drizzlin' rain,
Am F Dm Efightin' and trouble are my middle names;
Am F Dm E I was raised in the canebreak by an' ol' mama hound,
Am F Dm Eain't no high-tone woman gonna push me around.
Chorus V4.
Am F Dm E If ya see me a-comin' ya better step aside,
Am F Dm EA lotta men didn't an' a lotta men died;
Am Dm With one fist of iron an' the other of steel,
Am F AmIf the right one don' getcha then the left one will.
Outro:
E E7 Am F Dm E You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
Am F Dm Eanother day older an' deeper in debt;
Am F Dm Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go..o..o..o..o,
Am Am7 F I ow..e m..y s..o..u..l;
Dm7 E E7 Amto the com..pan..y sto..re.
Am / F /\ E\ E7 Am........
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