Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen tons

Some P^Ameople Say A ^GMan Is M^Fade Out Of ^E7Mud A p^Amoor man’s m^Gade out of m^Fuscle and^E7 blood ^AmMuscle And Blood And ^DmSkin And Bone A ^AmMind that’s week and ^E7a back that’s strong

You load s^Amixteen t^Gons, w^Fhat do you g^E7et? A^Amnother day ^Golder and ^Fdeeper in ^E7debt Saint ^AmPeter, don't you call me 'cau^Dmse I can't go I ^Fowe my soul to the ^E7company ^Amstore.

I was ^Amborn one ^Gmorning when the ^Fsun didn't ^E7shine I ^Ampicked up my ^Gshovel and I ^Fwalked to the ^E7mine I loaded ^Amsixteen tons of ^Dmnumber nine coal And the ^Amstraw boss said, "Well^E7, a-bless my soul!"

You load ^Amsixteen ^Gtons, ^Fwhat do you ^E7get? A^Amnother day ^Golder and ^Fdeeper in ^E7debt Saint ^AmPeter, don't you call me 'ca^Dmuse I can't go I ^Fowe my soul to the ^E7company ^Amstore.

^AmI was born one ^Gmorning, it was ^Fdrizzling ^E7rain ^AmFightin' and ^Gtrouble are ^Fmy middle ^E7name I was ^Amraised in the canebrake by an ol' mama^Dm lion Ain't ^Amno a-high-toned woman ^E7make me walk the line

You load ^Amsixteen ^Gtons, ^Fwhat do you ^E7get? A^Amnother day ^Golder and ^Fdeeper in ^Edebt Saint ^AmPeter, don't you call me 'cause I can't^Dm go I ^Fowe my soul to the ^E7company s^Amtore.

If you ^Amsee me ^Gcoming better ^Fstep a^E7side A ^Amlot of men ^Gdidn't, a ^Flot of men ^Edied With ^Amone fist of iron, the ^Dmother of steel If the ^Amright one don't get you then the left one ^E7will.

You load ^Amsixteen ^Gtons, ^Fwhat do you ^E7get? A^Amnother day ^Golder and ^Fdeeper in ^E7debt Saint ^AmPeter, don't you call me 'cause I^Dm can't go I ^Fowe my soul to the ^E7company s^Amtore.