Sixteen Tons tab by Tennessee Ernie Ford

Sixteen Tons
Intro & Riff:
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Some people say a man is made outta mud
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A poor man's made outta muscle 'n blood...
F

Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone
 Am
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong

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cho: You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
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   Another day older an' deeper in debt
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   Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go
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   I owe my soul to the company store


Riff:

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I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
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Picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
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Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
    Am
And the strawboss said, "Well, Bless my soul!"

Chorus & Riff:

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I was born one morning in the drizzlin' rain
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Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
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I was raised in the canebreak by an' ol' mama lion
     Am
Ain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line.

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If ya hear me a-comin' ya better step aside
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A lotta men didn't an' a lotta men died
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With one fist of iron an' the other of steel
    Am
If the right one don' getcha then the left one will.