Tuning:

Verion 2 Easier chords with more harmony. No need too drop the Tuning. Chords as seen on stage. [Intro] Em Am B7 Em [Verse 1]

Some ^Empeople say a man is ^C7made out of ^B7mud Well, ^Ema poor man's made outta ^C7muscle and ^B7blood ^EmMuscle and blood, s^Amkin and bone, a m^Emind That's weak but a ^C7back that's s^B7trong

[Chorus]

You load ^Emsixteen tons and w^C7haddaya ^B7get? A^Emnother day older and ^C7deeper in ^B7dept Saint^Em Peter don'tcha call me 'Cause I^Am can't go, I o^Emwe my soul to the ^B7Company ^EmStore

[Verse 2]

I was b^Emorn one morning when the ^C7sun didn't s^B7hine I p^Emicked up my shovel and I ^C7went to the m^B7ines I loaded ^Emsixteen tons of that ^Amnumber nine coal Til the S^Emtraw boss said, "Well, ^C7bless my ^B7soul"

[Chorus]

You load s^Emixteen tons and ^C7whaddaya ^B7get? An^Emother day older and ^C7deeper in ^B7dept Saint ^EmPeter don'tcha call me 'Cause ^AmI can't go, I ^Emowe my soul to the ^B7Company ^EmStore

[Verse 3]

So if you s^Emee me coming you better s^C7tep as^B7ide A ^Emlot of men didn't and a l^C7ot of men ^B7died I've got one ^Emfist of iron and the ^Amother of steel And if the ^Emright don't get you then the left o^C7ne will ^B7

[Chorus]

You load ^Emsixteen tons and ^C7whaddaya ^B7get? A^Emnother day older and ^C7deeper in ^B7dept Saint P^Emeter don'tcha call me 'Cause ^AmI can't go, I^Em owe my soul to the ^B7Company S^Emtore

[Outro] Am Em B7 Em E

Tom Jones - 16 tons