Cactus Brothers - Sixteen Tons Chords
Tempo:
149.6 bpm
Chords used:
Em
A
E
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [E]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em] So when people say a man [A] is made out [Bm] of mud, [Em] a poor man's made [A] out of muscle and [Em] blood,
muscle and blood and [A] skin and [C] bones, a man that's weak in [E] the back, [Em] strong in the heart,
[A] why do you get [Em] all of the older and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause
I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul to the company's star.
[E] [Em]
I was born one day [A] when the sun didn't
[Em] shine, I fetched my shovel [A] and a half of a mine, [E] a heart sixteen times, [A] and I'm a nine
coal [Em] and the boss man said, well bless my soul, a heart sixteen times, [A] why do [Em] you get
all of the older [A] and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, I owe
my soul [Em] to the company's [E] star.
[Em]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Em]
[E]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [Em]
[E]
[Em] Well if you see me comin' better [E] step aside, a lot of
men didn't and [A] a lot of men [Bm] died, [E] one for the bind, [A] the other steal [Em] if the right don't
get you then the left won't be your home, [A] why do [Em] you get all of the older and deeper
in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul [E] to the company's
star.
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Em]
[E]
[Eb] [E]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em] So when people say a man [A] is made out [Bm] of mud, [Em] a poor man's made [A] out of muscle and [Em] blood,
muscle and blood and [A] skin and [C] bones, a man that's weak in [E] the back, [Em] strong in the heart,
[A] why do you get [Em] all of the older and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause
I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul to the company's star.
[E] [Em]
I was born one day [A] when the sun didn't
[Em] shine, I fetched my shovel [A] and a half of a mine, [E] a heart sixteen times, [A] and I'm a nine
coal [Em] and the boss man said, well bless my soul, a heart sixteen times, [A] why do [Em] you get
all of the older [A] and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, I owe
my soul [Em] to the company's [E] star.
[Em]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Em]
[E]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [Em]
[E]
[Em] Well if you see me comin' better [E] step aside, a lot of
men didn't and [A] a lot of men [Bm] died, [E] one for the bind, [A] the other steal [Em] if the right don't
get you then the left won't be your home, [A] why do [Em] you get all of the older and deeper
in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul [E] to the company's
star.
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Em]
[E]
[Eb] [E]
Key:
Em
A
E
Bm
C
Em
A
E
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] So when people say a man [A] is made out [Bm] of mud, [Em] a poor man's made [A] out of muscle and [Em] blood,
muscle and blood and [A] skin and [C] bones, a man that's weak in [E] the back, [Em] strong in the heart, _
_ [A] why do you get [Em] all of the older and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause
I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul to the company's star. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I was born one day [A] when the sun didn't
[Em] shine, I fetched my shovel [A] and a half of a mine, [E] a heart sixteen times, [A] and I'm a nine
coal [Em] and the boss man said, well bless my soul, a heart sixteen times, [A] why do [Em] you get
all of the older [A] and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, I owe
my soul [Em] to the company's [E] star. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Well if you see me comin' better [E] step aside, a lot of
men didn't and [A] a lot of men [Bm] died, [E] one for the bind, [A] the other steal [Em] if the right don't
get you then the left won't be your home, _ _ _ [A] why do [Em] you get all of the older and deeper
in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul [E] to the company's
star.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] So when people say a man [A] is made out [Bm] of mud, [Em] a poor man's made [A] out of muscle and [Em] blood,
muscle and blood and [A] skin and [C] bones, a man that's weak in [E] the back, [Em] strong in the heart, _
_ [A] why do you get [Em] all of the older and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause
I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul to the company's star. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I was born one day [A] when the sun didn't
[Em] shine, I fetched my shovel [A] and a half of a mine, [E] a heart sixteen times, [A] and I'm a nine
coal [Em] and the boss man said, well bless my soul, a heart sixteen times, [A] why do [Em] you get
all of the older [A] and deeper in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, I owe
my soul [Em] to the company's [E] star. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Well if you see me comin' better [E] step aside, a lot of
men didn't and [A] a lot of men [Bm] died, [E] one for the bind, [A] the other steal [Em] if the right don't
get you then the left won't be your home, _ _ _ [A] why do [Em] you get all of the older and deeper
in debt, St.
[E] Peter, don't you call me, [A] cause I can't go, [Em] I owe my soul [E] to the company's
star.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
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