16 Tons Chords by Leann Rimes
Tempo:
127.15 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
D
E
C
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Start Jamming...
[Em] [Ab] [Db]
[Bb] [B] [A] [E]
[B] [D] [E]
[Gbm] [B] [D] [E] [Bm]
Some people [A] say a [Db] man is made out of mud
[B] A poor [Am] man's [E] made out of muscle and blood
[Bm] Muscle and blood, skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper [E] in debt
[Ab] Saint Peter, don't you call [Em] me, cause I can't [Bm] go
I owe my soul to the company store
I [A] [G] [Cm] was born one morning when the sun didn't [F] shine
[C] I picked up my shovel, [Am] I walked [G] to the [Cm] mine
I loaded sixteen [Fm] tons of number nine coal
[Cm] And the stray bull said, well the bless of my soul
He loads sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me, [D] cause I can't go
[A] I [Ab] owe my soul to the company [Fm] store
[Em] [D] [Ab]
[E] [C] [Fm] [C]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Fm]
[G] [Bb] [Eb] [Fm]
[G] [D]
[Eb] [Fm] When the sandmen [D] come, I'd better step aside
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died
But one man [Bm] survived, [Bbm] the [Fm] love still lives
The rival [E] don't get you, then they'll let the one [D] away
He loads sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me, [G] cause I can't go
[D] I owe [B] my soul to the company [Fm]
[C] store
[Bb] [C] [Bbm] [Fm] [F] [C]
[N]
[Bb] [B] [A] [E]
[B] [D] [E]
[Gbm] [B] [D] [E] [Bm]
Some people [A] say a [Db] man is made out of mud
[B] A poor [Am] man's [E] made out of muscle and blood
[Bm] Muscle and blood, skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper [E] in debt
[Ab] Saint Peter, don't you call [Em] me, cause I can't [Bm] go
I owe my soul to the company store
I [A] [G] [Cm] was born one morning when the sun didn't [F] shine
[C] I picked up my shovel, [Am] I walked [G] to the [Cm] mine
I loaded sixteen [Fm] tons of number nine coal
[Cm] And the stray bull said, well the bless of my soul
He loads sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me, [D] cause I can't go
[A] I [Ab] owe my soul to the company [Fm] store
[Em] [D] [Ab]
[E] [C] [Fm] [C]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Fm]
[G] [Bb] [Eb] [Fm]
[G] [D]
[Eb] [Fm] When the sandmen [D] come, I'd better step aside
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died
But one man [Bm] survived, [Bbm] the [Fm] love still lives
The rival [E] don't get you, then they'll let the one [D] away
He loads sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me, [G] cause I can't go
[D] I owe [B] my soul to the company [Fm]
[C] store
[Bb] [C] [Bbm] [Fm] [F] [C]
[N]
Key:
Fm
D
E
C
Bb
Fm
D
E
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _
[Bb] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
_ Some people [A] say a [Db] man is made out of mud
[B] A poor [Am] man's [E] made out of muscle and blood
[Bm] _ Muscle and blood, skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
_ Another day older and deeper [E] in debt
[Ab] Saint Peter, don't you call [Em] me, cause I can't [Bm] go
I owe my soul to the company store _ _
I [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] was born one morning when the sun didn't [F] shine
[C] I picked up my shovel, [Am] I walked [G] to the [Cm] mine
I loaded sixteen [Fm] tons of number nine coal
[Cm] And the stray bull said, well the bless of my soul
He loads sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me, [D] cause I can't go
[A] I [Ab] owe my soul to the company _ [Fm] _ store _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[E] _ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ When the sandmen [D] come, I'd better step aside
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died
But one man [Bm] survived, [Bbm] the [Fm] love still lives
The rival [E] don't get you, then they'll let the one [D] away
He loads sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me, [G] cause I can't go
[D] I owe [B] my soul to the company [Fm]
[C] store
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Bb] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
_ Some people [A] say a [Db] man is made out of mud
[B] A poor [Am] man's [E] made out of muscle and blood
[Bm] _ Muscle and blood, skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
_ Another day older and deeper [E] in debt
[Ab] Saint Peter, don't you call [Em] me, cause I can't [Bm] go
I owe my soul to the company store _ _
I [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] was born one morning when the sun didn't [F] shine
[C] I picked up my shovel, [Am] I walked [G] to the [Cm] mine
I loaded sixteen [Fm] tons of number nine coal
[Cm] And the stray bull said, well the bless of my soul
He loads sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me, [D] cause I can't go
[A] I [Ab] owe my soul to the company _ [Fm] _ store _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[E] _ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ When the sandmen [D] come, I'd better step aside
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died
But one man [Bm] survived, [Bbm] the [Fm] love still lives
The rival [E] don't get you, then they'll let the one [D] away
He loads sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me, [G] cause I can't go
[D] I owe [B] my soul to the company [Fm]
[C] store
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _