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SIXTEEN TONS
by Merle Davis (1946)

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[Em (D su corda 4) C B7]
Some [Em]people say a man is [C]made outta [B7]mud
A [Em]poor man's made outta [C]muscle an' [B7]blood...
[Em]Muscle an' blood an' [Am]skin an' bone
A [Em]mind that's weak and a [B7]back that's str[Em]ong

[Chorus ]
You load [Em]sixteen tons, [C]whaddya [B7]get?
A[Em]nother day older an' [C]deeper in [B7]debt
Saint [Em]Peter, doncha call me 'cause [Am]I can't go
I [Em]owe my soul to the [B7]company st[Em]o'

(Repeat riff)

[Verse 2]
I was born one mornin' 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
And the straw boss said, "Well, bless my soul"

[*Chorus]
(Repeat riff)

[Verse 3]
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the cane brake by an' ol' mama lion
Cain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line

[*Chorus]
(Repeat riff)

[Verse 4]
If ya see me comin' better step aside
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don' get you then the left one will

[*Chorus]
(Repeat riff)