Sixteen Tons Johnny Cash
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S[Am]ome people say a man is [F]made outta[E] mud
A[Am] poor man's made outta [F]muscle an' [E]blood
[Am]Muscle an' blood an' [F]skin an' [Dm]bone
[Am]A mind that's weak and a [G]back that's [Am]strong
chorus:
[Am]You load sixteen tons an' [F]what do ya [E]get?
[Am]Another day older an' [F]deeper in [E]debt
[Am]Saint Peter don't ya call me 'cause [F]I can't [Dm]go
[Am]I owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]store
[Am]I was born one morning when the [F]sun didn't [E]shine
[Am]Picked up my shovel and I [F]went to the [E]mine
[Am]Loaded sixteen tons of n[F]umber nine [Dm]coal
[Am]The strawboss said, "Well, [G]Bless my [Am]soul!"
chorus
[Am]I was born one morning it was d[F]rizzlin' [E]rain
[Am]Fightin' and trouble are [F]my middle [E]name
[Am]Raised in the canebreak by an [F]old mama [Dm]lion
[Am]Ain't no high-tone woman make me [G]walk the [Am]line
chorus
[Am]If ya see me coming ya better [F]step as[E]ide
[Am]A lotta men didn't and a [F]lotta men [E]died
[Am]With one fist of iron an' the o[F]ther of s[Dm]teel
[Am]If the right one don't get ya then the [G]left one [Am]will.
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