WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Tom Jones - 16 Tons Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
Em Am B7 Em
[Verse 1]
Em C7 B7
Some people say a man is made out of mud
Em C7 B7
Well, a poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Em Am Em
Muscle and blood, skin and bone, a mind
C7 B7
That's weak but a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Em C7 B7
You load sixteen tons and whaddaya get?
Em C7 B7
Another day older and deeper in dept
Em
Saint Peter don'tcha call me 'Cause
Am Em B7 Em
I can't go, I owe my soul to the Company Store
[Verse 2]
Em C7 B7
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
Em C7 B7
I picked up my shovel and I went to the mines
Em Am
I loaded sixteen tons of that number nine coal
Em C7 B7
Til the Straw boss said, "Well, bless my soul"
[Chorus]
Em C7 B7
You load sixteen tons and whaddaya get?
Em C7 B7
Another day older and deeper in dept
Em
Saint Peter don'tcha call me 'Cause
Am Em B7 Em
I can't go, I owe my soul to the Company Store
[Verse 3]
Em C7 B7
So if you see me coming you better step aside
Em C7 B7
A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died
Em Am
I've got one fist of iron and the other of steel
Em C7 B7
And if the right don't get you then the left one will
[Chorus]
Em C7 B7
You load sixteen tons and whaddaya get?
Em C7 B7
Another day older and deeper in dept
Em
Saint Peter don'tcha call me 'Cause
Am Em B7 Em
I can't go, I owe my soul to the Company Store
[Outro]
Am Em B7 Em
E
