Chords for songsSixteen TonsSixteen Tons chordsby Tennessee Ernie FordYear: 1955Genre: CountryGuitarSimplifiedOriginalTabsTuning E A D G B ECapo Fret 2TransposeEADGBECapoAmEDDmLearnSmart scrollChord HighlightIntro 1Am E Am Am Verse 1Some people say a man is made outta mud A Am poor man's made outta D muscle E and blood Am Muscle and blood and Dm skin and bones A Am mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong Chorus 1You load Am sixteen tons, D what do E you get? AAm nother day older and D deeper E in debt Saint Am Peter don't you call me 'cause Dm I can't go I Am owe my soul to the company store Interlude 1Am E Am Am Verse 2I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine I Am picked up my shovel and I D walked to the mine E I loaded Am sixteen tons of Dm number nine coal And the Am straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul" You Chorus 2load Am sixteen tons, D what do E you get? AAm nother day older and D deeper E in debt Saint Am Peter don't you call me 'cause Dm I can't go I Am owe my soul to the company store Interlude 2Am E Am Am Verse 3I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain Am Fightin' and trouble are D my middle E name I was Am raised in the canebrake by an Dm ol' mama lion Can't no-a Am high-toned woman make me walk the line Chorus 3You load Am sixteen tons, D what do E you get? AAm nother day older and D deeper E in debt Saint Am Peter don't you call me 'cause Dm I can't go I Am owe my soul to the company store Interlude 3Am E Am Am Am Verse 4If you see me comin', better step aside A Am lotta men didn't, a D lotta E men died Am One fist of iron, the Dm other of steel If the Am right one don't a-get you, then the left one will Chorus 4You load Am sixteen tons, D what do E you get? AAm nother day older and D deeper E in debt Saint Am Peter don't you call me 'cause Dm I can't go I Am owe my soul to the E company Am store Outro 1Am E Am Am
