Verse 1
[Fm]
Some people say a man is made outta mud
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
[Fm]
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
Chorus
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
Another day older and deeper in debt
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[Fm]
I owe my soul to the company store
Verse 2
[Fm]
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
[Fm]
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"
Chorus
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
Another day older and deeper in debt
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[Fm]
I owe my soul to the company store
Verse 3
[Fm]
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
[Fm]
Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line
Chorus
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
Another day older and deeper in debt
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[Fm]
I owe my soul to the company store
Verse 4
[Fm]
If you see me comin', better step a side
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
One fist of iron, the other of steel
[Fm]
If the right one don't a-get you
Then the left one will
Chorus
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
Another day older and deeper in debt
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C7]
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[Fm] [C7] [Fm]
I owe my soul to the company store
