Chords for Eric Burdon Band - Sixteen Tons
Tempo:
70.85 bpm
Chords used:
F
D
Gm
Db
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Some people say a man is made out of [G] mud, a [F] bald man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and [C] blood and [Db] skin and [D] bone, a mind that's weak and a back that's strong,
he loads [F] sixteen [C] guns, what do you [F] get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you [C] call me cause [Db] I can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] I was born one morning when the [F] sun didn't [Gm] shine,
picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, I load sixteen guns,
number nine [D] coal and the store boss said, well bless my soul, [Gm] he loads sixteen [D] guns,
what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, [Gm] say Peter don't you call me cause I can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the [D] company's throes.
I [F] [G]
was [D] born one morning it was drizzling rain, [Gm]
fighting in trouble, my middle name,
I was raising a cane, [C] break buying no [Db] mama line, [D] and a high tone woman made me walk the line,
he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
[Gm]
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you [C] call me cause I [Db] can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] If you see me come better step aside, a lot of men dead, a lot of men dying,
one fist of iron, the [Db] other steel, [D] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
[Gm] he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you call me cause I [Db] can't go,
I owe [N] my soul [Ab] to [D] the company's throes.
[Gm] [G] [Em]
[A] [Bbm]
[Db] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb] [F]
[Bbm] [Db] [Eb]
[F] [Bbm] [Bb]
If you see me come [F] better step aside, [Bbm] a lot of men dead, a lot of men dying,
one fist of iron, [Eb] the other steel, [Fm] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
he loads [Db] sixteen guns, what do [F] you get?
[Bbm] Another day older [F] and deeper in debt, [Bbm] say Peter don't you call me [Eb] cause I can't [F] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
[Bb] [F] [Bbm] [A]
muscle and [C] blood and [Db] skin and [D] bone, a mind that's weak and a back that's strong,
he loads [F] sixteen [C] guns, what do you [F] get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you [C] call me cause [Db] I can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] I was born one morning when the [F] sun didn't [Gm] shine,
picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, I load sixteen guns,
number nine [D] coal and the store boss said, well bless my soul, [Gm] he loads sixteen [D] guns,
what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, [Gm] say Peter don't you call me cause I can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the [D] company's throes.
I [F] [G]
was [D] born one morning it was drizzling rain, [Gm]
fighting in trouble, my middle name,
I was raising a cane, [C] break buying no [Db] mama line, [D] and a high tone woman made me walk the line,
he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
[Gm]
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you [C] call me cause I [Db] can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] If you see me come better step aside, a lot of men dead, a lot of men dying,
one fist of iron, the [Db] other steel, [D] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
[Gm] he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you call me cause I [Db] can't go,
I owe [N] my soul [Ab] to [D] the company's throes.
[Gm] [G] [Em]
[A] [Bbm]
[Db] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bb] [F]
[Bbm] [Db] [Eb]
[F] [Bbm] [Bb]
If you see me come [F] better step aside, [Bbm] a lot of men dead, a lot of men dying,
one fist of iron, [Eb] the other steel, [Fm] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
he loads [Db] sixteen guns, what do [F] you get?
[Bbm] Another day older [F] and deeper in debt, [Bbm] say Peter don't you call me [Eb] cause I can't [F] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
[Bb] [F] [Bbm] [A]
Key:
F
D
Gm
Db
Bbm
F
D
Gm
_ _ Some people say a man is made out of [G] mud, a [F] bald man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and [C] blood and [Db] skin and [D] bone, a mind that's weak and a back that's strong,
he loads [F] sixteen [C] guns, what do you [F] get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you [C] call me cause [Db] I can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] I was born one morning when the [F] sun didn't [Gm] shine,
picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, I load sixteen guns,
number nine [D] coal and the store boss said, well bless my soul, [Gm] he loads sixteen [D] guns,
what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, [Gm] say Peter don't you call me cause I can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the [D] company's throes.
I [F] _ [G] _ _
_ _ was [D] born one morning it was drizzling rain, [Gm]
fighting in trouble, my middle name,
I was raising a cane, [C] break buying no [Db] mama line, [D] and a high tone woman made me walk the line,
he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
[Gm]
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you [C] call me cause I [Db] can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Gm] If you see me come better step aside, a lot of men dead, a lot of men dying,
one fist of iron, the [Db] other steel, [D] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
[Gm] he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you call me cause I [Db] can't go,
I owe _ _ [N] my _ soul _ _ _ [Ab] _ to [D] the company's throes.
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ If you see me come [F] better step aside, [Bbm] a lot of men dead, a lot of men dying,
one fist of iron, [Eb] the other steel, [Fm] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
he loads [Db] sixteen guns, what do [F] you get?
[Bbm] Another day older [F] and deeper in debt, [Bbm] say Peter don't you call me [Eb] cause I can't [F] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
muscle and [C] blood and [Db] skin and [D] bone, a mind that's weak and a back that's strong,
he loads [F] sixteen [C] guns, what do you [F] get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you [C] call me cause [Db] I can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] I was born one morning when the [F] sun didn't [Gm] shine,
picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, I load sixteen guns,
number nine [D] coal and the store boss said, well bless my soul, [Gm] he loads sixteen [D] guns,
what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, [Gm] say Peter don't you call me cause I can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the [D] company's throes.
I [F] _ [G] _ _
_ _ was [D] born one morning it was drizzling rain, [Gm]
fighting in trouble, my middle name,
I was raising a cane, [C] break buying no [Db] mama line, [D] and a high tone woman made me walk the line,
he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
[Gm]
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you [C] call me cause I [Db] can't [D] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Gm] If you see me come better step aside, a lot of men dead, a lot of men dying,
one fist of iron, the [Db] other steel, [D] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
[Gm] he loads sixteen guns, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt, say Peter don't you call me cause I [Db] can't go,
I owe _ _ [N] my _ soul _ _ _ [Ab] _ to [D] the company's throes.
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ If you see me come [F] better step aside, [Bbm] a lot of men dead, a lot of men dying,
one fist of iron, [Eb] the other steel, [Fm] if the right one don't get you then the left one will,
he loads [Db] sixteen guns, what do [F] you get?
[Bbm] Another day older [F] and deeper in debt, [Bbm] say Peter don't you call me [Eb] cause I can't [F] go,
I owe my soul to the company's throes.
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _