16 Tons
Tom JonesVersion1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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is actually a
Some people say a man is made out of mud
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood...
Muscle and blood skin and bone
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons and whaddya get?
A-nother day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
The strawboss said Well, Bless my soul!
You load sixteen tons and whaddya get?
A-nother day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one morning it was drizzling rain
Fighting and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the cane-break by an old mama lion
Can't no hot-coloured woman make me haunt the line
You load sixteen tons and whaddya get
A-nother day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I, I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
key change!
If you see me coming better step a-side
A lotta men didn't a lotta men died
I got one fist of iron the other of steel
If the right one don't get ya then the left one will
You load up sixteen tons and whaddya get
A-nother day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
May 2011
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Readable chord sheet for 16 Tons by Tom Jones
Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
is actually a [Gm] [Am] [G] [F] [E] [Am] [G] [F] [E] Some [Am]people say a m[G]an is [F]made out of [E]mud A [Am]poor man's m[G]ade outta [F]muscle and [E]blood... [Am]Muscle and [C]blood [Dm]skin and [F]bone A [Am]mind that's a-weak and a [E]back that's [Am]strong [E] You load [Am]sixteen t[G]ons and [F]whaddya g[E]et? A-[Am]nother day o[G]lder and [F]deeper in d[E]ebt Saint [Am]Peter dontcha [C]call me 'cause [Dm]I can't [F]go I [Am]owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]store I was [Am]born one m[G]orning when the [F]sun didn't sh[E]ine I [Am]picked up my s[G]hovel and I [F]walked to the [E]mine I loaded [Am]sixteen [C]tons of [Dm]number nine [F]coal The [Am]strawboss said Well, [E]Bless my [Am]soul! You load [Am]sixteen t[G]ons and [F]whaddya g[E]et? A-[Am]nother day o[G]lder and [F]deeper in d[E]ebt Saint [Am]Peter dontcha [C]call me 'cause [Dm]I can't [F]go I [Am]owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]store I was [Am]born one m[G]orning it was [F]drizzling [E]rain [Am]Fighting and t[G]rouble are [F]my middle [E]name I was [Am]raised in the [C]cane-break by an [Dm]old mama [F]lion Can't no [Am]hot-coloured woman make me [E]haunt the[Am] line You load [Am]sixteen t[G]ons and [F]whaddya g[E]et A-[Am]nother day o[G]lder and [F]deeper in d[E]ebt Saint [Am]Peter dontcha [C]call me 'cause [Dm]I, I can't [F]go I [Am]owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]store key change! If you [Bbm]see me c[Ab]oming better [F#]step a-[F]side A [Bbm]lotta men d[Ab]idn't a [F#]lotta men [F]died I got [Bbm]one fist of [C#]iron the [Ebm]other of [F#]steel If the [Bbm]right one don't get ya then the [F]left one [Bbm]will You load up [Am]sixteen t[G]ons and [F]whaddya g[E]et A-[Am]nother day o[G]lder and [F]deeper in d[E]ebt Saint [Am]Peter dontcha [C]call me 'cause [Dm]I can't [F]go I [Am]owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]store I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England May 2011