Intro:
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Some people say a man is made outa mud
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A poor man's made outa muscle 'n blood...
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Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone
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A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
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You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
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Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am C Dm F
Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go
Am E Am
I owe my soul to the company sto'
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I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
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I picked up my shovel and I went to the mine
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Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
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And the Strawboss said, "Well, Bless my soul
Am G F E
You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
Am G F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am C Dm F
Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go
Am E Am
I owe my soul to the company sto'
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I was born one morning it was drizzlin' rain
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Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
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I was raised in the cane-break by an' ol' mama hound
Am E Am
Ain't no high-tone woman gonna push me around.
Am G F E
You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
Am G F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am C Dm F
Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go
Am E Am
I owe my soul to the company sto'
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If ya see me a-comin' ya better step aside
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A lotta men din't an' a lotta men died
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With one fist of iron an' the other of steel
Am E Am
If the right one don' getcha then the left one will.
Am G F E
You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
Am G F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am C Dm F
Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go
Am E Am
I owe my soul to the company sto'
Tabbed by Bob O'Neill 2015