Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford
[Am]Some people say a man [F]is made outa [E]mud
[Am]A poor man's made outa[F] muscle 'n bl[E]ood...
[Am]Muscle an' blood an' s[F]kin an' [E]bone
[Am]A mind that's weak and a [F]back that's [E]strong
cho: [Am]You load sixteen tons an' [F]whaddya g[E]et?
[Am]Another day older an' [F]deeper in d[E]ebt
[Am]Saint Peter doncha call me 'c[F]ause I can't [E]go
[Am]I owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]sto'
[Am]If ya hear me a-comin' ya better [F]step asi[E]de
[Am]A lotta men din't an' [F]a lotta men d[E]ied
[Am]With one fist of iron an' the [F]other of ste[E]el
[Am]If the right one don' getcha then the [F]left one w[E]ill.
[Am]I was born one mornin' when the [F]sun didn't sh[E]ine
[Am]Picked up my shovel and I [F]went to the [E]mine
[Am]Loaded sixteen tons of number [F]nine [E]coal
[Am]And the strawboss said, "Well, [F]Bless my [E]soul!"
[Am]I was born one morning in the [F]drizzlin' [E]rain
[Am]Fightin' and trouble are [F]my middle [E]name
[Am]I was raised in the canebreak by [F]an' ol' mama [E]hound
[Am]Ain't no high-tone woman gonna [F]push me [E]around.
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