{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2110033,"song":"Sixteen Tons","artist":"Jerry Reed","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11458150-sixteen-tons-chords-by-jerry-reed/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2110033?type=chord","rating":4.66219,"votes":5,"content":"Sixteen Tons\r\nWritten by Merle Travis\r\nRecorded by Jerry Reed\r\nAlbum: Hot A' Mighty\r\nEb tuning, no capo \r\n\r\n[Intro]       \r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSome people say man is made out of mud[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA poor man's made out of muscle and blood[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMuscle and blood and skin and bone[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou load sixteen tons and what do you get[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAn- other day older and deeper in debt[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSaint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI owe my soul to the company store[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n Owe my soul, owe my soul to company store [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOwe my soul to the company store[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell, I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the store-boss said, \"Son, bless my soul\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou load sixteen tons and what do you get[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAn- other day older and deeper in debt[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSaint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI owe my soul to the company store, owe my soul, owe my soul[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]  \r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFightin' and trouble are my middle name[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI was raised in the wood by mama lion[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNo, a high-tone woman make me walk the line[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou load sixteen tons and what do you get[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAn- other day older and deeper in debt[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSaint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI owe my soul to the company store[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOwe my soul, owe my soul to company store[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo the company store[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIf you see me comin', better step aside[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA lot of men didn't and a lot of men died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOne fist of iron, the other of steel[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf the right one don't git ya, son, then left one will[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou load sixteen tons and what do you get[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAn- other day older and deeper in debt[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSaint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI owe my soul to the company store[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOwe my soul, owe my soul, owe my soul  --- oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSixteen tons,  I owe my soul,   sixteen tons  to the company store[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSixteen tons,  I owe my soul,   sixteen tons  to the company store[/tab]","plain_text":"Sixteen Tons\nWritten by Merle Travis\nRecorded by Jerry Reed\nAlbum: Hot A' Mighty\nEb tuning, no capo \n\n[Intro]       \nC  G   Am                 C  G   Am                \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]  \nAm  Dm   Am  E   Am  Dm   E Am    Am \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","Eb","C","G","Am","Dm","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}