Tom: A [Intro] (Riff) (Am) E|-5-------------------------------------------------| B|------5--------------------------------------------| G|-----------5----2---------1----2-------------------| D|---------------------2--4--------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1] Am G F E Some people say a man is made outta mud Am G F E A poor man's made outta muscle an' blood Am C Dm F Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone Am E Am A mind that's weak and a back that's strong [Chorus] Am G F E You load sixteen tons, whaddya get? Am G F E Another day older an' deeper in debt Am C Dm F Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go Am E Am I owe my soul to the company sto' (Repetir riff) [Verse 2] Am G F E I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine Am G F E I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine Am C Dm F I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal Am E Am And the straw boss said, "Well, bless my soul [Chorus] Am G F E You load sixteen tons, whaddya get? Am G F E Another day older an' deeper in debt Am C Dm F Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go Am E Am I owe my soul to the company sto' (Repetir riff) [Verse 3] Am G F E I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain Am G F E Fightin' and trouble are my middle name Am C Dm F I was raised in the cane brake by an' ol' mama lion Am E Am Cain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line [Chorus] Am G F E You load sixteen tons, whaddya get? Am G F E Another day older an' deeper in debt Am C Dm F Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go Am E Am I owe my soul to the company sto' [Verse 4] Am G F E If ya see me comin' better step aside Am G F E A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died Am C Dm F One fist of iron, the other of steel Am E Am If the right one don' get you then the left one will [Chorus] Am G F E You load sixteen tons, whaddya get? Am G F E Another day older an' deeper in debt Am C Dm F Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go Am E Am I owe my soul to the company sto' (Repetir riff)