Chords for Crossroads - Sixteen Tons
Tempo:
113.55 bpm
Chords used:
Ebm
Eb
F
Bb
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The next song that we're going to do features our bass singer, Jim Henry, [Db] and it's a song made famous by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
It's called 16 Tons.
[Eb] Some [F] people say a man is made out of [D] mud [Ebm] A poor man's needs a muscle and blood A muscle and blood, [Abm] a skin and bone
A [G] mind that's weak and a back [Bb] that's strong I [Ebm] learned 16 times, and what [Bbm] I'll get The day I'll rent a neighboring debt I say, Peter, don't you call me, cause I [Abm] can't go I owe my soul [Eb] to the company store
When
[A]
[Eb] the sun didn't shine I picked up my [Ebm] shovel And I walked through the mine I learned 16 times, [E] a number that I told And the [F] song I'll sing will bless [Bb] my soul You [B] know, 16 tons, and what'll you [Ebm] get Another day I'll rent a neighboring debt I say, Peter, don't you call me, [B] cause I can't go
I owe [Eb] my soul to the company store
[C] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Bb] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ebm]
[B] [Bb]
[C]
[Eb]
[Ebm] I owe my soul to the company store
[B] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Ebm]
[Abm]
[F]
[B] [Bb] [Ebm]
[Bb]
[Ab] I owe [F]
[Eb]
[D] my soul [Eb] to
[F] [Ab] the company [Eb] store
[Ebm] [N]
It's called 16 Tons.
[Eb] Some [F] people say a man is made out of [D] mud [Ebm] A poor man's needs a muscle and blood A muscle and blood, [Abm] a skin and bone
A [G] mind that's weak and a back [Bb] that's strong I [Ebm] learned 16 times, and what [Bbm] I'll get The day I'll rent a neighboring debt I say, Peter, don't you call me, cause I [Abm] can't go I owe my soul [Eb] to the company store
When
[A]
[Eb] the sun didn't shine I picked up my [Ebm] shovel And I walked through the mine I learned 16 times, [E] a number that I told And the [F] song I'll sing will bless [Bb] my soul You [B] know, 16 tons, and what'll you [Ebm] get Another day I'll rent a neighboring debt I say, Peter, don't you call me, [B] cause I can't go
I owe [Eb] my soul to the company store
[C] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Bb] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ebm]
[B] [Bb]
[C]
[Eb]
[Ebm] I owe my soul to the company store
[B] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Ebm]
[Abm]
[F]
[B] [Bb] [Ebm]
[Bb]
[Ab] I owe [F]
[Eb]
[D] my soul [Eb] to
[F] [Ab] the company [Eb] store
[Ebm] [N]
Key:
Ebm
Eb
F
Bb
B
Ebm
Eb
F
The next song that we're going to do features our bass singer, Jim Henry, [Db] and it's a song made famous by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
It's called 16 Tons.
_ _ [Eb] Some _ [F] people say a man is made out of [D] mud [Ebm] A poor man's needs a muscle and blood A muscle and blood, [Abm] a skin and bone
A [G] mind that's weak and a back [Bb] that's strong I [Ebm] learned 16 times, and what [Bbm] I'll get The day I'll rent a neighboring debt I say, Peter, don't you call me, cause I [Abm] can't go I owe my soul [Eb] to the company _ store
_ _ When _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Eb] _ _ the sun didn't shine I picked up my [Ebm] shovel And I walked through the mine I learned 16 times, [E] a number that I told And the [F] song I'll sing will bless [Bb] my soul You [B] know, 16 tons, and what'll you [Ebm] get Another day I'll rent a neighboring debt I say, Peter, don't you call me, [B] cause I can't go
I owe [Eb] my soul to the company store
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
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_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ I owe my soul to the company store _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I _ _ owe _ [F] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] my soul _ _ [Eb] to _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] the company _ [Eb] store
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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It's called 16 Tons.
_ _ [Eb] Some _ [F] people say a man is made out of [D] mud [Ebm] A poor man's needs a muscle and blood A muscle and blood, [Abm] a skin and bone
A [G] mind that's weak and a back [Bb] that's strong I [Ebm] learned 16 times, and what [Bbm] I'll get The day I'll rent a neighboring debt I say, Peter, don't you call me, cause I [Abm] can't go I owe my soul [Eb] to the company _ store
_ _ When _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Eb] _ _ the sun didn't shine I picked up my [Ebm] shovel And I walked through the mine I learned 16 times, [E] a number that I told And the [F] song I'll sing will bless [Bb] my soul You [B] know, 16 tons, and what'll you [Ebm] get Another day I'll rent a neighboring debt I say, Peter, don't you call me, [B] cause I can't go
I owe [Eb] my soul to the company store
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_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ I owe my soul to the company store _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I _ _ owe _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] my soul _ _ [Eb] to _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] the company _ [Eb] store
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_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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