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