{"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":1678136,"song":"16 Tons","artist":"Robbie Williams","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1678136-16-tons-chords-by-robbie-williams/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1678136?type=chord","rating":4.59154,"votes":27,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]         \r\nSome people say a man is made outta mud [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nA poor man's made outta muscle and blood[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch] \r\nMuscle and blood and skin and bones [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nA mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nYou load sixteen tons, what do you get[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch] \r\nAnother day older and deeper in debt [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nSaint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nI owe my soul to the company store [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nI was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nI picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch] \r\nI loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch] \r\nAnd the straw boss said \"Well, a-bless my soul\" [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nYou load sixteen tons, what do you get[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch] \r\nAnother day older and deeper in debt [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nSaint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nI owe my soul to the company store [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          \r\nI was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nFightin' and trouble are my middle name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch] \r\nI was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch] \r\nCain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nYou load sixteen tons, what do you get[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch] \r\nAnother day older and deeper in debt [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nSaint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nI owe my soul to the company store[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4] \r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]         \r\nIf you see me comin', better step a side[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch] \r\nA lotta men didn't, a lotta men died [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nOne fist of iron, the other of steel [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nIf the right one don't a-get you [/tab]\r\nThen the left one will \r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nYou load sixteen tons, what do you get[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch] \r\nAnother day older and deeper in debt [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Db[/ch]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nSaint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]              [ch]C7[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nI owe my soul to the company store [/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4] \n\n\n\n\nThen the left one will \n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Fm","Eb","Db","C7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}