Chords for Tennessee Ernie Ford - 16 Tons
Tempo:
71.825 bpm
Chords used:
B
Bm
Ab
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [Bb] [B]
Some people say a man is made out of mud, a bone man's made out of muscle and blood, [D] muscle and [C] blood and skin and bones, a mind that's [Ab] weak and a back that's strong.
When you load 16 tons, what do you [Bm] get?
A day [Ab] older and deeper in [B] debt.
St.
[D] Peter, don't [G] you call me cause I can't go.
I owe my [B] soul to the company store.
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine.
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine.
I loaded 16 [Gb] tons, a number 9 coal and a straw ball said, well, bless my soul, you load 16 tons, what do you [D] get?
Another day [Abm] older and [G] deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you call me cause I can't [Bm] go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
[B] [B] I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain.
Fighting and [Abm] trouble are my middle [B] name.
I was raised in [G] McCain, break by an old mama [Ab] line.
Can't go a high tone woman, make me walk the line.
You load 16 tons, what do you [Bm] get?
Another day [Ab] older and [Bm] deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you [Em] call me cause I can't [B] go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
[Bm] [B] [B]
If you see me coming, better step aside.
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died.
One fist of iron, the other of steel.
If the right one don't get you, then the left one will.
You load [A] 16 [Bm] tons, what do you [Gbm] get?
Another day [Gb] older and deeper in debt.
St.
[Ab] Peter, don't [Em] you call me cause I can't go.
[G]
I owe [Bm] my soul to the company store.
[B] [Bm]
Some people say a man is made out of mud, a bone man's made out of muscle and blood, [D] muscle and [C] blood and skin and bones, a mind that's [Ab] weak and a back that's strong.
When you load 16 tons, what do you [Bm] get?
A day [Ab] older and deeper in [B] debt.
St.
[D] Peter, don't [G] you call me cause I can't go.
I owe my [B] soul to the company store.
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine.
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine.
I loaded 16 [Gb] tons, a number 9 coal and a straw ball said, well, bless my soul, you load 16 tons, what do you [D] get?
Another day [Abm] older and [G] deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you call me cause I can't [Bm] go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
[B] [B] I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain.
Fighting and [Abm] trouble are my middle [B] name.
I was raised in [G] McCain, break by an old mama [Ab] line.
Can't go a high tone woman, make me walk the line.
You load 16 tons, what do you [Bm] get?
Another day [Ab] older and [Bm] deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you [Em] call me cause I can't [B] go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
[Bm] [B] [B]
If you see me coming, better step aside.
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died.
One fist of iron, the other of steel.
If the right one don't get you, then the left one will.
You load [A] 16 [Bm] tons, what do you [Gbm] get?
Another day [Gb] older and deeper in debt.
St.
[Ab] Peter, don't [Em] you call me cause I can't go.
[G]
I owe [Bm] my soul to the company store.
[B] [Bm]
Key:
B
Bm
Ab
G
D
B
Bm
Ab
[Bm] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Some people say a man is made out of mud, a bone man's made out of muscle and blood, [D] muscle and [C] blood and skin and bones, a mind that's [Ab] weak and a back that's strong.
When you load 16 tons, what do you [Bm] get?
A day [Ab] older and deeper in [B] debt.
St.
[D] Peter, don't [G] you call me cause I can't go.
I owe my [B] soul to the company store.
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine.
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine.
I loaded 16 [Gb] tons, a number 9 coal and a straw ball said, well, bless my soul, you load 16 tons, what do you [D] get?
Another day [Abm] older and [G] deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you call me cause I can't [Bm] go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
_ [B] _ [B] _ _ _ _ I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain.
Fighting and [Abm] trouble are my middle [B] name.
I was raised in [G] McCain, break by an old mama [Ab] line.
Can't go a high tone woman, make me walk the line.
You load 16 tons, what do you [Bm] get?
Another day [Ab] older and [Bm] deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you [Em] call me cause I can't [B] go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
[Bm] _ [B] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
If you see me coming, better step aside.
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died.
One fist of iron, the other of steel.
If the right one don't get you, then the left one will.
You load [A] 16 [Bm] tons, what do you [Gbm] get?
Another day [Gb] older and deeper in debt.
St.
[Ab] Peter, don't [Em] you call me cause I can't go.
_ [G]
I owe _ _ [Bm] my soul to _ _ the company store.
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Some people say a man is made out of mud, a bone man's made out of muscle and blood, [D] muscle and [C] blood and skin and bones, a mind that's [Ab] weak and a back that's strong.
When you load 16 tons, what do you [Bm] get?
A day [Ab] older and deeper in [B] debt.
St.
[D] Peter, don't [G] you call me cause I can't go.
I owe my [B] soul to the company store.
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine.
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine.
I loaded 16 [Gb] tons, a number 9 coal and a straw ball said, well, bless my soul, you load 16 tons, what do you [D] get?
Another day [Abm] older and [G] deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you call me cause I can't [Bm] go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
_ [B] _ [B] _ _ _ _ I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain.
Fighting and [Abm] trouble are my middle [B] name.
I was raised in [G] McCain, break by an old mama [Ab] line.
Can't go a high tone woman, make me walk the line.
You load 16 tons, what do you [Bm] get?
Another day [Ab] older and [Bm] deeper in debt.
St.
Peter, don't you [Em] call me cause I can't [B] go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
[Bm] _ [B] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
If you see me coming, better step aside.
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died.
One fist of iron, the other of steel.
If the right one don't get you, then the left one will.
You load [A] 16 [Bm] tons, what do you [Gbm] get?
Another day [Gb] older and deeper in debt.
St.
[Ab] Peter, don't [Em] you call me cause I can't go.
_ [G]
I owe _ _ [Bm] my soul to _ _ the company store.
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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