The Platters – Sixteen Tons (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
Gm D7 Some people say a man is made outta mud Gm D7 A poor man's made outta muscle and blood Gm Cm Muscle and blood and skin and bones Gm N.C. A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
D7 Gm D7 You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Gm D7 Another day older and deeper in debt Gm Cm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go Gm N.C. I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 2]
Gm D7 I... was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine Gm D7 I picked up my shovel and walked to the mine Gm Cm I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal Gm N.C. And the straw boss said 'Well, a-bless my soul'
[Chorus]
D7 Gm D7 You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Gm D7 Another day older and deeper in debt Gm Cm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go Gm N.C. I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 3]
D7 Gm D7 If... you see me comin', better step aside Gm D7 A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died Gm Cm My one fist's iron, the other steel Gm N.C. And if the right one don't getcha then the left one will
[Chorus]
D7 Gm D7 You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Gm D7 Another day older and deeper in debt Gm Cm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go Gm N.C. I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 4]
D7 Gm D7 I... was born one mornin' and it was drizzlin' rain Gm D7 A-fightin' and trouble are my middle name Gm Cm I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion Gm N.C. Can't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line
[Chorus]
D7 Gm D7 You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Gm D7 Another day older and deeper in debt Gm Cm Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
N.C.
I owe my soul
D7 N.C.
To the company store