16 Tons – Tom Jones · Song Chords

16 Tons

Tom Jones · C

Real Key

C

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C

0.2x

120

BPM

1

2

3

4

Rhythm

2/4

3/4

4/4

5/4

6/8

7/8

No Accent

Downbeat

Backbeat

All Equal

1 & 3

Note to play in the same key as the recording you have to drop a whole tone down... DGCFAD

The chords are relative to that open position, so Am is played X03320, although it

is actually a [Gm]

Intro

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[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

Verse 1

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[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

Some people say a man is made out of mud

[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

A poor man's made outta muscle and blood...

[Am] [C] [Dm] [F]

Muscle and blood skin and bone

[Am] [E] [Am] [E]

A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong

Chorus 1

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[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

You load sixteen tons and whaddya get?

[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

A-nother day older and deeper in debt

[Am] [C] [Dm] [F]

Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go

[Am] [E] [Am]

I owe my soul to the company store

Verse 2

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[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine

[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine

[Am] [C] [Dm] [F]

I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal

[Am] [E] [Am]

The strawboss said Well, Bless my soul!

Chorus 2

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[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

You load sixteen tons and whaddya get?

[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

A-nother day older and deeper in debt

[Am] [C] [Dm] [F]

Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go

[Am] [E] [Am]

I owe my soul to the company store

Verse 3

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[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

I was born one morning it was drizzling rain

[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

Fighting and trouble are my middle name

[Am] [C] [Dm] [F]

I was raised in the cane-break by an old mama lion

[Am] [E] [Am]

Can't no hot-coloured woman make me haunt the line

Chorus 3

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[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

You load sixteen tons and whaddya get

[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

A-nother day older and deeper in debt

[Am] [C] [Dm] [F]

Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I, I can't go

[Am] [E] [Am]

I owe my soul to the company store

Verse 4 - key change!

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[Bbm] /[Ab] [Gb] [F]

If you see me coming better step a-side

[Bbm] /[Ab] [Gb] [F]

A lotta men didn't a lotta men died

[Bbm] [Db] [Ebm] [Gb]

I got one fist of iron the other of steel

[Bbm] [F] [Bbm]

If the right one don't get ya then the left one will

Chorus 4

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[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

You load up sixteen tons and whaddya get

[Am] /[G] [F] [E]

A-nother day older and deeper in debt

[Am] [C] [Dm] [F]

Saint Peter dontcha call me 'cause I can't go

[Am] [E] [Am]

I owe my soul to the company store

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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien

Watford

England

May 2011

watfordkev@gmail.com

Chords Used (12)

Guitar

Ukulele

Gm

1 / 4

Am

1 / 4

G

1 / 5

F

1 / 5

E

1 / 4

C

1 / 4

Dm

1 / 4

Bbm

N/A

Ab

1 / 4

Gb

1 / 4

Db

1 / 4

Ebm

N/A

Song Info

Real Key

C

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