Chords for Nina Hagen - 16 Tons (official video)
Tempo:
134.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
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Dm
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Some people say a man is made out of mud, a poor man's [G] made out of [A] muscle and [G] blood, muscle and [C] blood and [Gm] skin and bones, [Dm] a mind that's weak and a [C#] back [C] that's strong, you'll [G] know sixteen times and [D] what you get, [G] another day older and deeper in debt.
I can't [Dm] go, they owe my soul to the [C#] companies.
[F] [F#m] [D] I [F] [F#m] [G] was born one morning and the [F] sun didn't shine, [F#m] [G] I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, [Gm] I loaded sixteen [Cm] tons of number nine [C#] gold and [Dm] the straw was set, well I [C] blessed my soul, [G] you'll know sixteen times and what [F] you get, [G] another day older and [F] deeper in debt.
can't go, [Dm] they owe my soul to [C] the company.
[D] [G]
[F] I [G] was born one morning, it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble on my [F] midnight, [G] I was [D] raised in the chain [Cm] break by an old mama lying [Dm] again, no I don't want any more [C] black.
you get, another day older and deeper [F] in debt.
can't go, [Dm] they owe my soul to the company.
I can't [Dm] go, they owe my soul to the [C#] companies.
[F] [F#m] [D] I [F] [F#m] [G] was born one morning and the [F] sun didn't shine, [F#m] [G] I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, [Gm] I loaded sixteen [Cm] tons of number nine [C#] gold and [Dm] the straw was set, well I [C] blessed my soul, [G] you'll know sixteen times and what [F] you get, [G] another day older and [F] deeper in debt.
can't go, [Dm] they owe my soul to [C] the company.
[D] [G]
[F] I [G] was born one morning, it was drizzling rain, fighting and trouble on my [F] midnight, [G] I was [D] raised in the chain [Cm] break by an old mama lying [Dm] again, no I don't want any more [C] black.
you get, another day older and deeper [F] in debt.
can't go, [Dm] they owe my soul to the company.
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_ _ Some people say a man is made out of mud, a poor man's [G] made out of [A] muscle and [G] blood, muscle and [C] blood and [Gm] skin and bones, [Dm] a mind that's weak and a [C#] back [C] that's strong, you'll [G] know sixteen times and [D] what you get, [G] another day older and deeper in debt.
St.
Peter don't you [Cm] call me, cause I can't [Dm] go, they owe my soul to the [C#] companies.
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[F] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ I [F] _ _ [F#m] [G] was born one morning and the [F] sun didn't shine, [F#m] [G] I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, [Gm] I loaded sixteen [Cm] tons of number nine [C#] gold and [Dm] the straw was set, well I [C] blessed my soul, [G] you'll know sixteen times and what [F] you get, [G] another day older and [F] deeper in debt.
[G] St.
Peter don't you call [Cm] me, cause I can't go, [Dm] they owe my soul to [C] the company.
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[F] I [G] was born one morning, it was drizzling rain, _ fighting and trouble on my [F] midnight, [G] I was [D] raised in the chain [Cm] break by an old mama lying [Dm] again, no I don't want any more [C] black.
[G] You'll know sixteen times and what you get, another day older and deeper [F] in debt.
[G] St.
Peter [D] don't you call [Cm] me, cause I can't go, [Dm] they owe my soul to the company.
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ You'll [C] _ [G] know sixteen times and what you get, another day older and [F] deeper in debt.
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[D#] _ _ [Dm] They owe my _ _
[D] _ soul _ _ _ _ [Cm] to the [G] company.
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_ _ Some people say a man is made out of mud, a poor man's [G] made out of [A] muscle and [G] blood, muscle and [C] blood and [Gm] skin and bones, [Dm] a mind that's weak and a [C#] back [C] that's strong, you'll [G] know sixteen times and [D] what you get, [G] another day older and deeper in debt.
St.
Peter don't you [Cm] call me, cause I can't [Dm] go, they owe my soul to the [C#] companies.
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[F] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ I [F] _ _ [F#m] [G] was born one morning and the [F] sun didn't shine, [F#m] [G] I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, [Gm] I loaded sixteen [Cm] tons of number nine [C#] gold and [Dm] the straw was set, well I [C] blessed my soul, [G] you'll know sixteen times and what [F] you get, [G] another day older and [F] deeper in debt.
[G] St.
Peter don't you call [Cm] me, cause I can't go, [Dm] they owe my soul to [C] the company.
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[F] I [G] was born one morning, it was drizzling rain, _ fighting and trouble on my [F] midnight, [G] I was [D] raised in the chain [Cm] break by an old mama lying [Dm] again, no I don't want any more [C] black.
[G] You'll know sixteen times and what you get, another day older and deeper [F] in debt.
[G] St.
Peter [D] don't you call [Cm] me, cause I can't go, [Dm] they owe my soul to the company.
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ You'll [C] _ [G] know sixteen times and what you get, another day older and [F] deeper in debt.
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[D#] _ _ [Dm] They owe my _ _
[D] _ soul _ _ _ _ [Cm] to the [G] company.
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