Chords for Merle Travis & Ronnie Prophet "Shiek of Araby"

Well, _ bless my soul, he [E] loaded _ 16 [C] tons and what do you get?
[B] [E] You get another [D] day older [C] and deeper in [B] debt. _
[Em] St.
Peter, don't you [C] call me cause I [Am] can't [Em]
go.
I owe my soul to the company [Eb] store.
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ Now if you see me [D] coming, you [C] better step [B] aside.
A [E] lot of men didn't [C] and a lot [B] of men died.
[Em] _ One fist [D] of iron and [C] the other one of [B]
steel.
If the [Bb] right one don't get you, then [B] the left one will.
[Em] He loaded [D] 16 [C] tons and what do you get?
You [E] get another [D] day older [C] and [B] deeper in debt.
[Em] St.
Peter, don't you call me [E] cause I [Am] can't go.
_ _ [E] I owe _ _ my _ soul _ to _ _ Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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_ I'd like to play a tune on the guitar for you now if it's okay with you.
An old tune that I always liked.
It's an old standard tune called I'll See You In My Dreams.
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Oh, boy, that's [B] tremendous.
That is just great.
Thank you, man.
I have [E] always dreamed of _ _ this day, to have you on the show.
Because I used to buy your records _ [Em] and sit there and practice to do finger style.
I mean, it's something [B] else.
How could a kid your age buy my records? _ _
Oh, I had a couple of dollars saved up.
Let's play one.
_ Start one off and maybe I'll just join in with you, okay?
All right.
How about the old song, The Sheik of Araby?
Good.
Go ahead.
Kick it off.
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[N] Yes.
Pardon. _ _ _ _
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Thank you very much.
Folks, we'll be back right after this.
Don't go away.
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