Jerry Reed – Sixteen Tons (Guitar)
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Written by Merle Travis
Recorded by Jerry Reed
Album: Hot A' Mighty
Eb tuning, no capo
[Intro]
C G Am C G Am
C G Am Dm Some people say man is made out of mud Am E A poor man's made out of muscle and blood Am Dm Muscle and blood and skin and bone Am E A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Am Dm You load sixteen tons and what do you get Am E An- other day older and deeper in debt Am Dm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go E I owe my soul to the company store Am Owe my soul, owe my soul to company store C G Am C G Owe my soul to the company store Am Dm Well, I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine Am E I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine Am Dm I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal Am E And the store-boss said, "Son, bless my soul"
[Chorus]
Am Dm You load sixteen tons and what do you get Am E An- other day older and deeper in debt Am Dm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go E I owe my soul to the company store, owe my soul, owe my soul
[Solo]
Am Dm Am E Am Dm E Am Am
Am Dm I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain Am E Fightin' and trouble are my middle name Am Dm I was raised in the wood by mama lion Am E No, a high-tone woman make me walk the line
[Chorus]
Am Dm You load sixteen tons and what do you get Am E An- other day older and deeper in debt Am Dm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go E I owe my soul to the company store Am C G Owe my soul, owe my soul to company store Am C G To the company store Am Dm If you see me comin', better step aside Am E A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died Am Dm One fist of iron, the other of steel Am G E If the right one don't git ya, son, then left one will
[Chorus]
Am Dm You load sixteen tons and what do you get Am E An- other day older and deeper in debt Am Dm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go E I owe my soul to the company store E Am Owe my soul, owe my soul, owe my soul --- oh Am Dm Am Dm Sixteen tons, I owe my soul, sixteen tons to the company store Am Dm Am Dm Sixteen tons, I owe my soul, sixteen tons to the company store