Sixteens Tons

eels sixteens tons by gwendal . mollo@orange . fr riff Intro , Bridge and Outro E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - 0 - - - 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - | bass riff of the Verse D A E | - - - 5 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 0 - - - - | Verse : Am G F E x2 Am D Am G F E some people say man is made out of mud Am G F E a poor man’s made out of muscle and blood Am D muscle and blood; skin and bones D a mind that’s weak and a back that’s strong ixteen tons , what do you get? another day older and deeper in debt saint peter don’t you call me ’cause i can’t go i owe my soul to the company store riff 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 and the straw - boss said , "well , bless my soul" sixteen tons , what do you get? another day older and deeper in debt saint peter , don’t you call me ’cause i can’t go i owe my soul to the company store riff + Solo i was born one morning , it was drizzling rain fightin’ and trouble are my middle name i was raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion can’t no high - toned woman make me walk the line you load sixteen tons , what do you get? another day older and deeper in debt saint peter , don’t you call me ’cause i can’t go i owe my soul to the company store riff + Solo if you see me coming , better step aside a lot of men didn’t; a lot of men died one fist of iron , the other of steel if the right one don’t get you then the left one will you load sixteen tons , what do you get? another day older and deeper in debt saint peter don’t you call me ’cause i can’t go i owe my soul to the company store riff