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Tuning: E A D G B E
Songs posted seem to be in the wrong key, so I updated it.
Am G Dm E7 Am Dm E7 this works well for mandolin
"Sixteen Tons" - Tennessee Ernie Ford
(Riff)
[Verse]
Bm G Dm. E7
Some people say a man is made outa mud
BmA poor man's made outaG muscle 'n blF#ood...
BmMuscle an' blood an' sEmkin an' bF#one
Bm (G F#)
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
BmYou load sixteen tons an' Gwhaddya gF#et?
BmAnother day older an' Gdeeper in dF#ebt
BmSaint Peter doncha calEml me 'cauF#se I can't go
Bm (F# Bm)
I owe my soul to the company store
(Riff)
(Chorus + Riff)
BmI was born one mornin' when the Gsun didn't shF#ine
BmPicked up my shovel and I Gwent to the F#mine
BmLoaded sixteen tons of nEmumber ninF#e coal
Bm (G F#)
And the straw boss said, "Well, Bless my soul!"
(Chorus + Riff)
BmI was born one morning in the Gdrizzlin' F#rain
BmFightin' and trouble are Gmy middle F#name
BmI was raised in the canebrake by Gan' ol' mama F#hound
Bm (G F# )
Ain't no high-tone woman gonna push me around.
(Chorus + Riff)
BmIf ya hear me a-comin' ya better Gstep asiF#de
BmA lotta men din't an' Ga lotta men dF#ied
BmWith one fist of iron an' the Emother of steeF#l
Bm (G F#)
If the right one don' getcha then the left one will.