Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] e|---------------------------------------| B|--4h5-4h5--4h5--3--1---1---------------| G|---------------------2----2--0--1/2----| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----------| B|--4h5-4h5--4h5--3--1---1-----------------------------------1-----------| G|---------------------2----2--0--1/2--0-----------2---0-----2-----------| D|----------------------------------------3--2------------3--2-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1]

S^Amome people say a man is ^Fmade outta^E mud A^Am poor man's made outta ^Fmuscle an' ^Eblood ^AmMuscle an' blood an' ^Fskin an' ^Dmbone ^AmA mind that's weak and a ^Gback that's ^Amstrong

[Chorus]

^AmYou load sixteen tons an' ^Fwhat do ya ^Eget? ^AmAnother day older an' ^Fdeeper in ^Edebt ^AmSaint Peter don't ya call me 'cause ^FI can't ^Dmgo ^AmI owe my soul to the ^Ecompany ^Amstore

[Verse 2]

^AmI was born one morning when the ^Fsun didn't ^Eshine ^AmPicked up my shovel and I ^Fwent to the ^Emine ^AmLoaded sixteen tons of n^Fumber nine ^Dmcoal ^AmThe straw boss said, "Well,^G Bless my^Am soul!"

[Chorus]

^AmYou load sixteen tons an' ^Fwhat do ya ^Eget? ^AmAnother day older an' ^Fdeeper in ^Edebt ^AmSaint Peter don't ya call me 'cause ^FI can't ^Dmgo ^AmI owe my soul to the ^Ecompany ^Amstore

[Verse 3]

^AmI was born one morning it was d^Frizzlin' ^Erain ^AmFightin' and trouble are ^Fmy middle ^Ename ^AmRaised in the canebrake by an ^Fold mama ^Dmlion ^AmAin't no high-tone woman make me ^Gwalk the ^Amline

[Chorus]

^AmYou load sixteen tons an' ^Fwhat do ya ^Eget? ^AmAnother day older an' ^Fdeeper in ^Edebt ^AmSaint Peter don't ya call me 'cause ^FI can't ^Dmgo ^AmI owe my soul to the ^Ecompany ^Amstore

[Verse 4]

^AmIf ya see me coming ya better ^Fstep as^Eide ^AmA lotta men didn't and a ^Flotta men ^Edied ^AmWith one fist of iron an' the o^Fther of s^Dmteel ^AmIf the right one don't get ya then the ^Gleft one ^Amwill

[Chorus]

^AmYou load sixteen tons an' ^Fwhat do ya ^Eget? ^AmAnother day older an' ^Fdeeper in ^Edebt ^AmSaint Peter don't ya call me 'cause ^FI can't ^Dmgo ^AmI owe my soul to the ^Ecompany ^Amstore

Johnny Cash - Sixteen tons