Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen tons

Some ^Ampeople say a man is ^Dm7made out of ^E7mud A ^Ampoor man's made out of ^Dm7muscle and b^E7lood ^AmMuscle and blood and s^Dm7kin and bones ^AmA mind that's weak and a ^E7back that's ^Amstrong

You load ^Amsixteen tons, ^Dm7what do you ^E7get? An^Amother day older and ^Dm7deeper in ^E7debt Saint ^AmPeter don't you call me, 'cause ^Dm7I can't go I ^Amowe my soul to the ^E7company ^Amstore

I was^Am born one morning wh^Dm7en the sun d^E7idn't shine I pic^Amked up my shovel and I ^Dm7walked to the ^E7mine ^AmI loaded sixteen tons of ^Dm7number 9 coal ^AmAnd the straw boss said, "Well-a ^E7bless my ^Amsoul!"

You load ^Amsixteen tons, ^Dm7what do you ^E7get? An^Amother day older and ^Dm7deeper in ^E7debt Saint ^AmPeter don't you call me, 'cause ^Dm7I can't go I ^Amowe my soul to the ^E7company ^Amstore

I was ^Amborn one morning, it was ^Dm7drizzlin' ^E7rain ^AmFightin' and trouble are my ^Dm7middle ^E7name I was ^Amraised in the cane break by an ^Dm7old mama lion Can't no ^Amhigh-toned woman make me ^E7walk the ^Amline

You load ^Amsixteen tons, ^Dm7what do you ^E7get? An^Amother day older and ^Dm7deeper in ^E7debt Saint ^AmPeter don't you call me, 'cause ^Dm7I can't go I ^Amowe my soul to the ^E7company ^Amstore

If you ^Amsee me comin' better ^Dm7step a^E7side A ^Amlot of men didn't, a ^Dm7lot of men ^E7died ^AmOne fist of iron, the ^Dm7other of steel If the ^Amright one don't getcha then the ^E7left one ^Amwill

You load ^Amsixteen tons, ^Dm7what do you ^E7get? An^Amother day older and ^Dm7deeper in ^E7debt Saint ^AmPeter don't you call me, 'cause ^Dm7I can't go I ^Amowe my soul to the ^E7company ^Amstore