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| Some p | eople say a man is m | ade outa m | ud |
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| A p | oor man’s made outa m | uscle ’n bl | ood |
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| M | uscle an’ blood an’ sk | in an’ bone |
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| A m | ind that’s weak and a b | ack that’s str | ong |
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| You load s | ixteen tons an’ wh | addya g | et? |
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| An | other day older an’ d | eeper in d | ebt |
| Am | Dm | |
| Saint P | eter doncha call me ‘cause | I can’t go |
| Am | E7 | Am | |
| I | owe my soul to the c | ompany st | o’ |
| Am | F | E | |
| If ya h | ear me a-comin’ ya better st | ep as | ide |
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| A l | otta men din’t an’ a l | otta men d | ied |
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| With | one fist of iron an’ the | other of steel |
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| If the r | ight one don’ getcha then the l | eft one w | ill |
| Am | F | E | |
| You load s | ixteen tons an’ wh | addya g | et? |
| Am | F | E | |
| An | other day older an’ d | eeper in d | ebt |
| Am | Dm | |
| Saint P | eter doncha call me ‘cause | I can’t go |
| Am | E7 | Am | |
| I | owe my soul to the c | ompany st | o’ |
| Am | F | E | |
| I was b | orn one mornin’ when the s | un didn’t sh | ine |
| Am | F | E | |
| P | icked up my shovel and I w | ent to the m | ine |
| Am | Dm | |
| Loaded s | ixteen tons of n | umber nine coal |
| Am | E7 | Am | |
| And the str | aw boss said, “Well, Bl | ess my s | oul!” |
| Am | F | E | |
| You load s | ixteen tons an’ wh | addya g | et? |
| Am | F | E | |
| An | other day older an’ d | eeper in d | ebt |
| Am | Dm | |
| Saint P | eter doncha call me ‘cause | I can’t go |
| Am | E7 | Am | |
| I | owe my soul to the c | ompany st | o’ |
| Am | F | E | |
| I was b | orn one morning in the dr | izzlin’ r | ain |
| Am | F | E | |
| F | ightin’ and trouble are m | y middle n | ame |
| Am | Dm | |
| I was r | aised in the canebrake by an’ | ol’ mama hound |
| Am | E7 | Am | |
| Ain’t no h | igh-tone woman gonna p | ush me ar | ound |
| Am | F | E | |
| You load s | ixteen tons an’ wh | addya g | et? |
| Am | F | E | |
| An | other day older an’ d | eeper in d | ebt |
| Am | Dm | |
| Saint P | eter doncha call me ‘cause | I can’t go |
| Am | E7 | Am | |
| I | owe my soul to the c | ompany st | o’ |
