Johnny Cash – Sixteen Tons (Guitar)
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Versions
(3)
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Am F E Some people say a man is made outta mud Am F E A poor man's made outta muscle and blood Am Dm Muscle and blood and skin and bone Am N.C. A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Am F E You load sixteen tons and what do you get Am F E Another day older and deeper in debt Am Dm Saint Peter, don't ya call me 'cause I can't go Am N.C. I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 2]
Am F E I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine Am F E I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine Am Dm I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal Am N.C. And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul!"
[Chorus]
Am F E You load sixteen tons and what do you get Am F E Another day older and deeper in debt Am Dm Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go Am N.C. I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 3]
Am F E I was born one morning, it was drizzlin' rain Am F E Fightin' and trouble are my middle name Am Dm Raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion Am N.C. Ain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line
[Chorus]
Am F E You load sixteen tons and what do you get Am F E Another day older and deeper in debt Am Dm Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go Am N.C. I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 4]
Am F E If ya see me coming better step aside Am F E A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died Am Dm With one fist of iron and the other of steel Am N.C. If the right one don't get you then the left one will
[Chorus]
Am F E You load sixteen tons and what do you get Am F E Another day older and deeper in debt Am Dm Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go N.C. Am I owe my soul to the company store