16 Tons chords by Tom Jones

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 Am is played X03320, although it
is actually a Gm


Intro
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E
E


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Chorus 4
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      E
You load up sixteen tons and whaddya get
 E
A-nother day older and deeper in debt
   F
Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go
 Am
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

watfordkev@gmail.com