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[Verse 1]
     Am                  F           E
Some people say a man is made out o' mud
  Am                     F          E
A poor man's made out o' muscle an' blood.
Am                   Dm       F
Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bones
  Am          N.C
A mind that's weak an' a back that's strong

[Chorus]
              Am               F           E
     You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
      Am                   F         E
     Another day older an' deeper in debt
           Am               C              Dm      F
     Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
       Am     N.C
     I owe my soul to the company sto'

(Repeat riff)

[Verse 2]
      Am                        F          E
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
  Am                        F             E
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
         Am              Dm          F
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
        Am         N.C
And the straw boss said, "Well, bless my soul"


[Chorus]
              Am               F           E
     You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
      Am                   F         E
     Another day older an' deeper in debt
           Am               C              Dm      F
     Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
       Am     N.C
     I owe my soul to the company sto'

(Repeat riff)

[Verse 3]
      Am                       F         E
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Am                       F         E
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
      Am                             Dm       F
I was raised in the canebrake by an' ol' mama lion
         Am        N.C
Can't no high-tone woman make me walk the line

[Chorus]
              Am               F           E
     You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
      Am                   F         E
     Another day older an' deeper in debt
           Am               C              Dm      F
     Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
       Am     N.C
     I owe my soul to the company sto'

(Repeat riff)

[Verse 4]
      Am                   F     E
If ya see me comin' better step aside
  Am                  F         E
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
Am                    Dm       F
One fist of iron, the other of steel
       Am              N.C
If the right one don't get you then the left one will

[Chorus]
              Am               F           E
     You load sixteen tons and what do you get?
      Am                   F         E
     Another day older an' deeper in debt
           Am               C              Dm      F
     Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
       Am     N.C
     I owe my soul to the company sto'