Several – Sixteen Tons chords
Chords:
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.ChorusE 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........