Chords for "Sixteen Tons" by The Yale Spizzwinks(?) of 2005-09
Tempo:
103.7 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
E
G#
D#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was [C#m] born in a driving [G#] rain
[C#m] Fighting and trouble in my bed
[G#]
[E] If you see me coming you better [F#m] step aside
Well a lot of men [G#] didn't
And [C#m]
some peeps say man is made out of mud
A poor man's [E] made out of muscle and blood
[C#m] And skin and [C#] bones
And mine that's weak that's strong
I own sixteen tons
What do you get?
[E] Now the day you move around your neighbor in bed
St.
Peter's store
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
I picked up a shovel and I walked in the mud
I had sixteen tons
[C#m] A number nine coal and a straw ball
I said now will I rest my soul?
And all sixteen tons
What do you get?
Now the day you move around your neighbor in bed
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
But if I didn't
If I didn't dip a dew at a fowl
Well if you see me coming you better step aside
A lot of men didn't
A [D#] lot of men died
I got [E] one Mr.
Vine
And the other is Steve
And if [D#m] the ride don't get you then the [C#m] lift won't wheel you
All sixteen tons
What do you get?
Now the day you move around your [N] neighbor in bed
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
All sixteen [F#] tons
What do you get?
Another day on the road and deeper in debt
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I
[C#m] sold
[D#] [C#]
[D#] [C#m]
[F#] [N]
[C#m] Fighting and trouble in my bed
[G#]
[E] If you see me coming you better [F#m] step aside
Well a lot of men [G#] didn't
And [C#m]
some peeps say man is made out of mud
A poor man's [E] made out of muscle and blood
[C#m] And skin and [C#] bones
And mine that's weak that's strong
I own sixteen tons
What do you get?
[E] Now the day you move around your neighbor in bed
St.
Peter's store
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
I picked up a shovel and I walked in the mud
I had sixteen tons
[C#m] A number nine coal and a straw ball
I said now will I rest my soul?
And all sixteen tons
What do you get?
Now the day you move around your neighbor in bed
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
But if I didn't
If I didn't dip a dew at a fowl
Well if you see me coming you better step aside
A lot of men didn't
A [D#] lot of men died
I got [E] one Mr.
Vine
And the other is Steve
And if [D#m] the ride don't get you then the [C#m] lift won't wheel you
All sixteen tons
What do you get?
Now the day you move around your [N] neighbor in bed
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
All sixteen [F#] tons
What do you get?
Another day on the road and deeper in debt
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I
[C#m] sold
[D#] [C#]
[D#] [C#m]
[F#] [N]
Key:
C#m
E
G#
D#
C#
C#m
E
G#
I was [C#m] born in a driving [G#] _ _ rain
[C#m] _ Fighting and trouble in my bed
[G#] _ _ _ _
[E] If you see me coming you better [F#m] step aside
Well a lot of men _ [G#] didn't
And [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ some peeps say man is made out of mud
A poor man's [E] made out of muscle and blood _
_ _ [C#m] And skin and [C#] bones
And mine that's weak _ that's strong
I own sixteen tons
What do you get?
[E] Now the day you move around your neighbor in bed
St.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Peter's store
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
I picked up a shovel and I walked in the mud
I had sixteen tons
[C#m] A number nine coal and a straw ball
I said now will I rest my soul?
And all sixteen tons
What do you get?
Now the day you move around your neighbor in bed
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
But _ if I didn't
If I didn't dip a dew at a fowl
Well if you see me coming you better step aside
A lot of men didn't
A [D#] lot of men died
I got [E] one Mr.
Vine
And the other is Steve
And if [D#m] the ride don't get you then the [C#m] lift won't wheel you
All sixteen tons
What do you get?
Now the day you move around your [N] neighbor in bed
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
All sixteen [F#] tons
What do you get?
Another day on the road and deeper in debt
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
_ _ _ _ I _ _
_ [C#m] _ sold
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ Fighting and trouble in my bed
[G#] _ _ _ _
[E] If you see me coming you better [F#m] step aside
Well a lot of men _ [G#] didn't
And [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ some peeps say man is made out of mud
A poor man's [E] made out of muscle and blood _
_ _ [C#m] And skin and [C#] bones
And mine that's weak _ that's strong
I own sixteen tons
What do you get?
[E] Now the day you move around your neighbor in bed
St.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Peter's store
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
I picked up a shovel and I walked in the mud
I had sixteen tons
[C#m] A number nine coal and a straw ball
I said now will I rest my soul?
And all sixteen tons
What do you get?
Now the day you move around your neighbor in bed
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
But _ if I didn't
If I didn't dip a dew at a fowl
Well if you see me coming you better step aside
A lot of men didn't
A [D#] lot of men died
I got [E] one Mr.
Vine
And the other is Steve
And if [D#m] the ride don't get you then the [C#m] lift won't wheel you
All sixteen tons
What do you get?
Now the day you move around your [N] neighbor in bed
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
All sixteen [F#] tons
What do you get?
Another day on the road and deeper in debt
St.
Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
_ _ _ _ I _ _
_ [C#m] _ sold
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _