SIXTEEN TONS      TRAVIS MERLE



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	1.	Now, some people say, a man's made out of mud,
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                But a poor man's made out of muscle and blood.
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		Muscle and blood, skin and bone,
		   Am                     E             Am    G  F  E
		A mind that's weak and a back that's strong.


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	Ref.:	You load sixteen tons, and what do you get ?
		  Am        G          F         E
		Another day older and deeper in depth.
		    Am               G            F        E
		St.Peter, don't you call me, 'cos I can't go.
		  Am                  E        Am     G  F  E
		I owe my soul to the company store. 


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	2.	I was born one morning in drizzeling rain,
		 Am            G            F      E
		Fighting and Trouble is my middle name.
		       Am            G            F     E
		I was raised in the bottoms by a momma hound,
		     Am                     E           Am    G  F  E
		I'm mean as a dog, but I'm gentle as a lamb.



	Ref.:	You load sixteen tons, ...


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	3.	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      G       F           E
		I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal,
		           Am                        E       Am      G  F  E
		And the strawboss hollered: "Well, bless my soul !"



	Ref.:	You load sixteen tons, ...


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	4.	If you see me coming, you better step aside.
		   Am         G             F          E
		A lot of men didn't, and a lot of men died.
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		I got a fist of iron and a fist of steel,
		        Am                                E        Am     G  F  E
		If the right one don't get you, then the left one will !


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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song, 
if such exists.

It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should 
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn 
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy

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