Intro
Bm A G F# x2
Bm E
[Verse]
Bm A G F#
Some people say man is made out of mud
Bm A G F#
B poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Bm E
Muscle and blood, skin and bones
Bm
B mind that's weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Bm A G F#
Sixteen tons, what do you get?
Bm A G F#
Another day older and deeper in debt
Bm E Esus4
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Bm
I owe my soul to the company store
[Instrumental]
[Riff]
Bm A G F# x2
Bm A G F#
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
Bm A G F#
I Picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
Bm E
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Bm
And the straw-boss said, "Well, bless my soul"
[Chorus]
Bm A G F#
Sixteen tons, what do you get?
Bm A G F#
Another day older and deeper in debt
Bm E Esus4
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Bm
I owe my soul to the company store
[Instrumental]
[Riff]
solo (chorus without lyrics)
[Verse]
Bm A G F#
I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain
Bm A G F#
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Bm E
I was raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion
Bm
Can't no high-toned woman make me walk the line
[Chorus]
Bm A G F#
Sixteen tons, what do you get?
Bm A G F#
Another day older and deeper in debt
Bm E Esus4
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Bm
I owe my soul to the company store
[Instrumental]
[Riff]
Bm A G F# x2
[Verse]
Bm A G F#
If you see me coming, better step aside
Bm A G F#
B lot of men didn't, lot of men died
Bm E
One fist of iron, the other of steel
Bm
If the right one don't get you then the left one will
[Chorus]
Bm A G F#
Sixteen tons, what do you get?
Bm A G F#
Another day older and deeper in debt
Bm E Esus4 E Esus4
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't goooooooooooooooo
Bm F#
I owe my soul to the company store
[Outro]
[Riff]
Am7