Sixteen Tons Tab

Sixteen Tons Intro & Riff: E|------------------------|------------------ | B|------------------------|------------------ | G|-2----------------------|------------------ | D|-------2----------------|------------------ | A|-------------3-----0----|------------0----- | E|------------------------|-0---2-4---------- | E Some people say a man is made outta mud E 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 E cho: You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get? E Another day older an' deeper in debt F Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go Am I owe my soul to the company store

Riff: E I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine E Picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine F Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal Am And the strawboss said, "Well, Bless my soul!" Chorus & Riff: E I was born one morning in the drizzlin' rain E Fightin' and trouble are my middle name F I was raised in the canebreak by an' ol' mama lion Am Ain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line. E If ya hear me a-comin' ya better step aside E A lotta men didn't an' a lotta men died F With one fist of iron an' the other of steel Am If the right one don' getcha then the left one will.