Tonart: D minor•
Verse 1
Dm
Mining coal was a tough,
dirty job.
The miners worked under the ground
Gm
in cramped spaces,
Dm
Gm
Dm
A
breathing coal dust all day long.
Dm
The hours were long
and the pay was short.
This is how it was.
Gm
A
Dm
Gm
A
Dm
Bb
A
Verse 2
Dm
Gm
A
Dm
Gm
A
Some people say a man's made out of mud
Dm
a poor man's made out
Bb
of muscle and blood
A
Dm
Gm
Muscle and blood, skin and bones
A
Dm
A man that's weak in the back,
that's strong
he's loaded sixteen tons,
Bb
but what'd he get
A
Dm
Bb
A
Another day older and deeper in debt
Dm
Saint Peter don't call
Gm
me cause I can't go
Dm
A
Dm
A
Dm
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one morning
Bb
when the sun didn't shine
A
Dm
Gm
I picked up my shovel and I ran to the mine
A
Dm
I loaded six teen tons
Gm
of number nine coal
A
The straw boss said, well,
Dm
A
bless my soul,
Dm
Bb
you load 16 tons, and what do you get?
A
Dm
Bb
A
Another day older and deeper in debt,
Dm
Gm
St. Peter, don't call me, cause I can't go
Dm
A
Dm
A
Dm
I owe my soul to the company store
Bb
I was born one morning, it was drizzlin' rain
A
Dm
Fightin' and trouble
Bb
with my middle name
A
Dm
I was raised in Duquesne,
Gm
break by an old mama line
A
Ain't no high -toned woman
Dm
Gm
made me walk the line
Dm
You load sixteen tons,
Gm
and what do you get?
A
Dm
Gm
A
Another day older and deeper in debt
Dm
Gm
Saint Peter don't call me, cause I can't go
Dm
A
Dm
A
Dm
I owe my soul to the company store
Gm
A
Dm
A
Dm
A
Dm
Gm
A
Dm
Well, if you see me coming,
Gm
better step aside
A
Dm
A lot of men been there,
Bb
A
a lot of men died
Dm
Gm
One fist to bind, the other one to steal
Dm
If my right one don't get you,
then my left one will
You load sixteen tons,
Bb
A
and what do you get?
Dm
Bb
Another day wonderin' deeper in
A
Dead
Dm
Gm
St. Peter don't call me cause I can't go
Dm
I owe my soul to the company store
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