Chords for Johnny Cash - Sixteen tons with lyrics

Tempo:
160.25 bpm
Chords used:

Am

F#

A

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - Sixteen tons with lyrics chords
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[A] [Am]
[F#] [Am]
[Em] [F#] [Am] Some people say a man is made out of mud, a poor man's made out of muscle and blood,
muscle and blood [D] and skin and bone.
[Am] A man that's [E] weak and a back that's [D] strong, he [Am] wrote sixteen tons, [F#] and what do you [Em] get?
Another day older and [Am] deeper in debt.
Saint Peter, don't you call [Dm] me cause I can't go, [Am] I owe [D#] my soul to [G] the [E] company store.
[D#] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[C] [F#] [Am]
[F#] [Am] I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine, I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine.
I loaded sixteen tons [D] of number nine coal [Am] and a straw ball said, [G#] will it [G] bless my soul?
He [Am] loaded sixteen tons [F#] and what did he [Em] get?
Another day older [F#] and deeper [Am] in debt.
Saint Peter, don't you call [Dm] me cause I can't go, [Am] I owe my [C] soul [G] to the company [Am] store.
[A] [Am]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Am] I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble on my middle name.
Raised in a cane [D] break by an old mama line, [Am] ain't no high [D#] tone woman make me [G] walk the line.
[Am] He loaded sixteen [F#] tons and what did he [Em] get?
Another day older [F#] and deeper [E] in debt.
[Am] Saint Peter, don't you call me [D] cause I can't go, [Am] I owe [G#] my soul to the company [Am] store.
[D#] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [Am] If you see me coming better step aside, a lot of men didn't and a lot of men died.
One fist of iron [D] and the other of steel, [Am] if the right [E] one don't get you then [Am] the left one will.
He loaded sixteen tons [F#] and what [Em] did he get?
Another day [F#m] older [Am] and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter, don't you [Dm] call me cause I can't go, I
[E] owe my soul to the company store.
[A] Company store.
[D#] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[A]
Key:  
Am
2311
F#
134211112
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
F#
134211112
A
1231
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To jam and learn Johnny Cash - Sixteen Tons chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, Am, E, A, Am, D and Am. For best results, commence at 80 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 160. With the song's key of A Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am] Some people say a man is made out of mud, a poor man's made out of muscle and blood, _
muscle and blood [D] and skin and bone.
[Am] A man that's [E] weak and a back that's [D] strong, he [Am] wrote sixteen tons, [F#] and what do you [Em] get? _
Another day older and [Am] deeper in debt.
Saint Peter, don't you call [Dm] me cause I can't go, [Am] I owe [D#] my soul to [G] the [E] company store.
_ _ [D#] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Am] I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine, I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine.
I loaded sixteen tons [D] of number nine coal [Am] and a straw ball said, [G#] will it [G] bless my soul?
He [Am] loaded sixteen tons [F#] and what did he [Em] get? _
Another day older [F#] and deeper [Am] in debt.
Saint Peter, don't you call [Dm] me cause I can't go, [Am] I owe my [C] soul [G] to the company [Am] store. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [Am] I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble on my middle name.
Raised in a cane [D] break by an old mama line, [Am] ain't no high [D#] tone woman make me [G] walk the line.
[Am] He loaded sixteen [F#] tons and what did he [Em] get?
Another day older [F#] and deeper [E] in debt.
[Am] Saint Peter, don't you call me [D] cause I can't go, [Am] I owe [G#] my soul to the company [Am] store.
_ _ [D#] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [Am] If you see me coming better step aside, a lot of men didn't and a lot of men died.
One fist of iron [D] and the other of steel, [Am] if the right [E] one don't get you then [Am] the left one will.
He loaded sixteen tons [F#] and what [Em] did he get?
Another day [F#m] older [Am] and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter, don't you [Dm] call me cause I can't go, _ _ _ _ _ I _
[E] owe my soul _ _ to the company store.
[A] Company store. _ _ _
[D#] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Merle Travis.

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