Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford
Sixteen Tons
Intro & Riff:
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Some [Am]people say a man is m[F]ade outta m[E]ud
A [Am]poor man's made outta [F]muscle 'n bl[E]ood...
[Am]Muscle an' blood an' s[Dm]kin an' b[F]one
A [Am]mind that's weak and a [E]back that's [Am]strong
cho: [Am]You load sixteen tons an' [F]whaddya g[E]et?
[Am]Another day older an' [F]deeper in d[E]ebt
Saint P[Am]eter doncha call me 'cause [Dm]I can't [F]go
[Am]I owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]store
Riff:
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[Am]I was born one mornin' when the [F]sun didn't sh[E]ine
[Am]Picked up my shovel and I w[F]alked to the m[E]ine
[Am]Loaded sixteen tons of n[Dm]umber nine c[F]oal
And the [Am]strawboss said, "Well, [E]Bless my [Am]soul!"
Chorus & Riff:
[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 an' [Dm]ol' mama l[F]ion
Ain't no [Am]high-tone woman make me w[E]alk the l[Am]ine.
[Am]If ya hear me a-comin' ya better [F]step asi[E]de
[Am]A lotta men didn't an' a l[F]otta men d[E]ied
[Am]With one fist of iron an' the [Dm]other of st[F]eel
If the [Am]right one don' getcha then the [E]left one w[Am]ill.
Chorus & Riff:
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