Sixteen TonsIntro & Riff:E|------------------------|------------------ | B|------------------------|------------------ | G|-2----------------------|------------------ | D|-------2----------------|------------------ | A|-------------3-----0----|------------0----- | E|------------------------|-0---2-4---------- |Am F ESome people say a man is made outta mudAm F EA poor man's made outta muscle 'n blood...Am Dm FMuscle an' blood an' skin an' boneAm E AmA mind that's weak and a back that's strongAm F Echo: You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?Am F EAnother day older an' deeper in debtAm Dm FSaint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't goAm E AmI owe my soul to the company storeRiff:( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tennessee_ernie_ford/sixteen_tons_tab_ver_2.html )Am F EI was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shineAm F EPicked up my shovel and I walked to the mineAm Dm FLoaded sixteen tons of number nine coalAm E AmAnd the strawboss said, "Well, Bless my soul!"Chorus & Riff:Am F EI was born one morning in the drizzlin' rainAm F EFightin' and trouble are my middle nameAm Dm FI was raised in the canebreak by an' ol' mama lionAm E AmAin't no high-tone woman make me walk the line.Am F EIf ya hear me a-comin' ya better step asideAm F EA lotta men didn't an' a lotta men diedAm Dm FWith one fist of iron an' the other of steelAm E AmIf the right one don' getcha then the left one will.Chorus & Riff:
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