Sixteen Tons Chords by Tom Jones
Tempo:
106.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Db
D
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Some people [E] say a [Eb] man is [Gm] made out of mud,
[G] A old man's [Eb] made out of [Cm] muscle and blood,
[Gm] [F] Muscle and blood, [C] skin and [Db] bone.
[G]
Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, [C] cause I cannot [Db]
go.
[G] [Ab] My soul to the company store.
[E] [D] [Db]
Well I was [G] born one morning, [D] when the sun did [Db] not shine,
[F] [Em] Picked up my shovel [Dm] baby, I [C] walked to the mine,
Loaded [Em] sixteen ton, [C] on number nine [Dbm] coal.
[F] [G]
Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, [C] cause I [Db] cannot go.
[G] My soul to the company [Gm] store.
[D] [Bbm]
Well I was born [E] one morning, [G] it was drizzling [C]
rain,
[F] Fighting and trouble, [D] my [Db] middle name,
[G] I was raised in a [E] cane brick, [C] by an old mammal [A] lion.
[G] [D]
[B] Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, cause I [Db] cannot go.
[G] Oh my soul to [Gm] the company [Gb]
store.
[F] [Eb] [B]
Well [Ab] if you see me coming, better [Eb] step [Dbm]
aside,
A lot of [F] men [E] didn't, a [G] lot of men [Abm] died,
One face of iron, [Db] the other [D] of steel.
[Gb] Get [G] your [Abm] glasses,
[Ab] sixteen son, [Db] I'm warning you again,
[Ab] Another day older [Db] and deeper in there,
[Abm] St.
Peter [Ab] don't you call me, [Db] cause I cannot [D]
go.
[Db] [N] My soul
[Ab] to the company [Abm] store.
[Eb] [D] [B] [Ab]
[G] A old man's [Eb] made out of [Cm] muscle and blood,
[Gm] [F] Muscle and blood, [C] skin and [Db] bone.
[G]
Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, [C] cause I cannot [Db]
go.
[G] [Ab] My soul to the company store.
[E] [D] [Db]
Well I was [G] born one morning, [D] when the sun did [Db] not shine,
[F] [Em] Picked up my shovel [Dm] baby, I [C] walked to the mine,
Loaded [Em] sixteen ton, [C] on number nine [Dbm] coal.
[F] [G]
Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, [C] cause I [Db] cannot go.
[G] My soul to the company [Gm] store.
[D] [Bbm]
Well I was born [E] one morning, [G] it was drizzling [C]
rain,
[F] Fighting and trouble, [D] my [Db] middle name,
[G] I was raised in a [E] cane brick, [C] by an old mammal [A] lion.
[G] [D]
[B] Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, cause I [Db] cannot go.
[G] Oh my soul to [Gm] the company [Gb]
store.
[F] [Eb] [B]
Well [Ab] if you see me coming, better [Eb] step [Dbm]
aside,
A lot of [F] men [E] didn't, a [G] lot of men [Abm] died,
One face of iron, [Db] the other [D] of steel.
[Gb] Get [G] your [Abm] glasses,
[Ab] sixteen son, [Db] I'm warning you again,
[Ab] Another day older [Db] and deeper in there,
[Abm] St.
Peter [Ab] don't you call me, [Db] cause I cannot [D]
go.
[Db] [N] My soul
[Ab] to the company [Abm] store.
[Eb] [D] [B] [Ab]
Key:
G
C
Db
D
Ab
G
C
Db
Some people [E] say a [Eb] man is [Gm] made out of mud,
[G] A old man's [Eb] made out of [Cm] muscle and blood,
[Gm] _ [F] Muscle and blood, [C] skin and [Db] bone.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, [C] cause I cannot [Db]
go.
[G] _ [Ab] My soul to the company store.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [Db] _
Well I was [G] born one morning, [D] when the sun did [Db] not shine,
[F] _ [Em] Picked up my shovel [Dm] baby, I [C] walked to the mine,
_ Loaded [Em] sixteen ton, [C] on number nine [Dbm] coal.
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, [C] cause I [Db] cannot go.
_ [G] My soul to the company [Gm] store.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bbm]
Well I was born [E] one morning, [G] it was drizzling [C]
rain,
[F] _ Fighting and trouble, [D] my [Db] middle name,
[G] I was raised in a [E] cane brick, [C] by an old mammal [A] lion.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [B] Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, cause I [Db] cannot go.
_ [G] Oh my soul to [Gm] the company [Gb]
store.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B]
Well [Ab] if you see me coming, better [Eb] step [Dbm]
aside,
A lot of [F] men [E] didn't, a [G] lot of men [Abm] died,
One face of iron, [Db] the other [D] of steel.
[Gb] Get _ [G] your [Abm] glasses, _
_ _ [Ab] sixteen son, [Db] I'm warning you again,
_ [Ab] Another day older [Db] and deeper in there,
[Abm] St.
Peter [Ab] don't you call me, [Db] cause I cannot [D] _
_ go.
[Db] _ [N] My _ _ soul _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ to _ the company _ _ _ [Abm] store. _
_ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] A old man's [Eb] made out of [Cm] muscle and blood,
[Gm] _ [F] Muscle and blood, [C] skin and [Db] bone.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, [C] cause I cannot [Db]
go.
[G] _ [Ab] My soul to the company store.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [Db] _
Well I was [G] born one morning, [D] when the sun did [Db] not shine,
[F] _ [Em] Picked up my shovel [Dm] baby, I [C] walked to the mine,
_ Loaded [Em] sixteen ton, [C] on number nine [Dbm] coal.
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, [C] cause I [Db] cannot go.
_ [G] My soul to the company [Gm] store.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bbm]
Well I was born [E] one morning, [G] it was drizzling [C]
rain,
[F] _ Fighting and trouble, [D] my [Db] middle name,
[G] I was raised in a [E] cane brick, [C] by an old mammal [A] lion.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [B] Sixteen son, [C] I'm warning you again,
[G] Another day older [C] and deeper in there,
[G] St.
Peter don't you call me, cause I [Db] cannot go.
_ [G] Oh my soul to [Gm] the company [Gb]
store.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B]
Well [Ab] if you see me coming, better [Eb] step [Dbm]
aside,
A lot of [F] men [E] didn't, a [G] lot of men [Abm] died,
One face of iron, [Db] the other [D] of steel.
[Gb] Get _ [G] your [Abm] glasses, _
_ _ [Ab] sixteen son, [Db] I'm warning you again,
_ [Ab] Another day older [Db] and deeper in there,
[Abm] St.
Peter [Ab] don't you call me, [Db] cause I cannot [D] _
_ go.
[Db] _ [N] My _ _ soul _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ to _ the company _ _ _ [Abm] store. _
_ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _