Sixteen Tons performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Warning: mysqli_fetch_object() expects parameter 1 to be mysqli_result, boolean given in /var/www/chordiepro/chord2htmlclass/chord2html.class.inc on line 745 Sixteen Tons performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford [Am]Some people say a man's [Dm]made out of [E]mud but a [Am]poor man's made out of [Dm]muscle and [E]blood [Am]Muscle and blood, [Dm]skin and bones, a [Am]mind that's weak and a [E]back that's [E7]strong You load [Am]sixteen [Am/G]tons and [Am/F]whaddya [E]get, a[Am]nother day [Am/G]older and [Am/F]deeper in [E]debt Saint [Am]Peter don't you call me 'cause [Dm]I can't go, I [Am]owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]store I was [Am]born one morning when the [Dm]sun didn't [E]shine, pi[Am]cked up my shovel and [Dm]walked to the [E]mine I loaded[Am] sixteen tons of number[Dm] nine coal; the [Am]straw boss said "well, [E]damn my [E7]soul." You load [Am]sixteen [Am/G]tons and [Am/F]whaddya [E]get, a[Am]nother day [Am/G]older and [Am/F]deeper in [E]debt Saint [Am]Peter don't you call me 'cause [Dm]I can't go, I [Am]owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]store I was [Am]born one morning, it was [Dm]drizzling rain. [Am]Fightin' and trouble are [Dm]my middle name. I was [Am]raised in a cane break by that [Dm]ol' mom of mine, can't[Am] no high-toned woman make me[E] walk the [E7]line You load [Am]sixteen [Am/G]tons and [Am/F]whaddya [E]get, a[Am]nother day [Am/G]older and [Am/F]deeper in [E]debt Saint [Am]Peter don't you call me 'cause [Dm]I can't go, I [Am]owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]store If you [Am]see me comin' you better [Dm]step aside; ano[Am]ther man didn't and an[Dm]other man died. I've got [Am] [Dm]one fist of iron and another of steel, if the [Am]left one don't get you, well, [E]the right one [E7]will You load [Am]sixteen [Am/G]tons and [Am/F]whaddya [E]get, a[Am]nother day [Am/G]older and [Am/F]deeper in [E]debt Saint [Am]Peter don't you call me 'cause [Dm]I can't go, I [Am]owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]store VIEW FONT SCROLL PRINT SEARCH x Normal Lyrics Chords Tabs ChordPro x Small Medium Large x Pause Start 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x Text color: Chord color: Chord grids:Images No Images Font size:XS S M L XL Page size:A4 Letter Save settings Print Preview variations - click chord images
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