Chords for Colt Clark and the Quarantine Kids play "Sixteen Tons"
Tempo:
147.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
F#
Bm
B
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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We're going to sing 16 times.
3, 4.
[B]
Some people say a man grows mad out of mud.
nuts.
bones are mine that's weak and a back that's strong.
[A] [G] I can't [G#] go.
store.
3, 4.
[B]
Some people say a man grows mad out of mud.
nuts.
bones are mine that's weak and a back that's strong.
[A] [G] I can't [G#] go.
store.
100% ➙ 148BPM
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F#
Bm
B
A
G
F#
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ We're going to sing 16 times.
1, 2, 3, 4. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
Some people say a man grows mad out of mud.
Some people [C] say he loves [F#] _
_ nuts.
_ Nuts.
Skin and bones are mine that's weak and a back that's strong.
_ _ _ Strong. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] I can't [G#] go.
I owe [A#] my soul to the company _ store.
[Bm] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A#] I [B] was born one morning with a sudden shock.
[Bm] _
_ [E] _ I walked [G] into my [Bm] house.
_ [B] _ _ I was cold.
The store boss said, well, bless my soul.
[F#] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [G] I [F#] can't go.
I [D#m] owe my [Bm] soul to the company store. _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] I [B] _
was born one morning in the drizzling rain.
I knew she [G] was hot.
[F#] _ _ _
[B] She [G] make my whole [A] mama [B] lie.
Hot don't want to make me walk [C#] the line.
[Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm]
Hot [A] don't want to make me [G] walk _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [F#] the line.
I can't go.
[Bm]
I owe my soul to the company store.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ If you see me coming, brother, step aside.
A lot of men are good [G] and a lot [F#] of men are dying.
_ [Bm] _
[A] The iron, [G] the other, the [C#] steel, the lack don't get you than the left one wheels.
[Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [G] [F#] But he did it.
So [E] the day, [G] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] he gave it [A] up for talking.
[G] [F#] I can't go.
I [F] owe _ my _ [B] _ _
soul _ _ _ to _ _ the company store. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
1, 2, 3, 4. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
Some people say a man grows mad out of mud.
Some people [C] say he loves [F#] _
_ nuts.
_ Nuts.
Skin and bones are mine that's weak and a back that's strong.
_ _ _ Strong. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] I can't [G#] go.
I owe [A#] my soul to the company _ store.
[Bm] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A#] I [B] was born one morning with a sudden shock.
[Bm] _
_ [E] _ I walked [G] into my [Bm] house.
_ [B] _ _ I was cold.
The store boss said, well, bless my soul.
[F#] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [G] I [F#] can't go.
I [D#m] owe my [Bm] soul to the company store. _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] I [B] _
was born one morning in the drizzling rain.
I knew she [G] was hot.
[F#] _ _ _
[B] She [G] make my whole [A] mama [B] lie.
Hot don't want to make me walk [C#] the line.
[Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm]
Hot [A] don't want to make me [G] walk _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [F#] the line.
I can't go.
[Bm]
I owe my soul to the company store.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ If you see me coming, brother, step aside.
A lot of men are good [G] and a lot [F#] of men are dying.
_ [Bm] _
[A] The iron, [G] the other, the [C#] steel, the lack don't get you than the left one wheels.
[Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [G] [F#] But he did it.
So [E] the day, [G] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] he gave it [A] up for talking.
[G] [F#] I can't go.
I [F] owe _ my _ [B] _ _
soul _ _ _ to _ _ the company store. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _