16 Tons chords by Tom Jones

Chords with lyrics

Note to play in the same key as the recording you have to drop a whole tone down... DGCFAD

The chords are relative to that open position, so A minorAm is played X03320, although it
is actually a G minorGm


Intro
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E MajorE
E


Verse 1
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   E MajorE
Some people say a man is made out of mud
 E MajorE
A augmentedA poor man's made outta muscle and blood...
FF
Muscle and blood skin and bone
 E MajorE
A augmentedA mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong

Chorus 1
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     E MajorE
You load sixteen tons and whaddya get?
 E MajorE
A-nother day older and deeper in debt
   FF
Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go
 A minorAm
I owe my soul to the company store


Verse 2
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   E MajorE
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
 E MajorE
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
     FF
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
  A minorAm
The strawboss said Well, Bless my soul!

Chorus 2
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     E MajorE
You load sixteen tons and whaddya get?
 E MajorE
A-nother day older and deeper in debt
   FF
Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go
 A minorAm
I owe my soul to the company store


Verse 3
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   E MajorE
I was born one morning it was drizzling rain
E MajorE
Fighting and trouble are my middle name
   FF
I was raised in the cane-break by an old mama lion
     A minorAm
Can't no hot-coloured woman make me haunt the line


Chorus 3
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     E MajorE
You load sixteen tons and whaddya get
 E MajorE
A-nother day older and deeper in debt
   FF
Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I, I can't go
 A minorAm
I owe my soul to the company store


Verse 4 - key change!
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    FF
If you see me coming better step a-side
 FF
A augmentedA lotta men didn't a lotta men died
   GbGb
I got one fist of iron the other of steel
    BbmBbm
If the right one don't get ya then the left one will


Chorus 4
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      E MajorE
You load up sixteen tons and whaddya get
 E MajorE
A-nother day older and deeper in debt
   FF
Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go
 A minorAm
I owe my soul to the company store


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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
May 2011

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