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Sixteen Tons by Johnny Cash
Sixteen Tons
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--4h5-4h5--4h5--3--1---1---------------|
G|---------------------2----2--0--1/2----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
B|--4h5-4h5--4h5--3--1---1-----------------------------------1-----------|
G|---------------------2----2--0--1/2--0-----------2---0-----2-----------|
D|----------------------------------------3--2------------3--2-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Am F E
Some people say a man is made outta mud
Am F E
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Am Dm
Muscle and blood and skin and bone
Am N.C.
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons and what do you get
Am F E
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am Dm
Saint Peter, don't ya call me 'cause I can't go
Am N.C.
I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 2]
Am F E
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
Am F E
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
Am Dm
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Am N.C.
And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul!"
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons and what do you get
Am F E
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am Dm
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Am N.C.
I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 3]
Am F E
I was born one morning, it was drizzlin' rain
Am F E
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Am Dm
Raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion
Am N.C.
Ain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons and what do you get
Am F E
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am Dm
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Am N.C.
I owe my soul to the company store
[Verse 4]
Am F E
If ya see me coming better step aside
Am F E
A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died
Am Dm
With one fist of iron and the other of steel
Am N.C.
If the right one don't get you then the left one will
[Chorus]
Am F E
You load sixteen tons and what do you get
Am F E
Another day older and deeper in debt
Am Dm
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
N.C. Am
I owe my soul to the company store
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[INTRO-RIFF]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/5-5-5-5p4p3---3h4p3---------/5-5-5-5p4p3---3h4p3----------------------------------|
G|---------------5-------5--2-----------------5-------5-2------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Some people say a man is made out of mud
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Raised in the Canebrake by an old mama lion
Ain't no a high-toned woman make me walk the line
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
If you see me comin', better step aside
A lot of men didn't, and a lot of men died
With one fist of iron, and the other of steel
If the right one don't get you then the left one will
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
/ = slide
p = pull-off
h = hammer-on
After the intro-section play the following instrumental part:
[RIFF 1]
Am
e|---------------|
B|---1--1--1--1--|
G|---2--2--2--2--| 2 times,
D|---2--2--2--2--| then directly into 1st verse [RIFF 2]
A|-0-------------|
E|-----3--1---0--|
Verse:
[RIFF 2]
Am
e|-----------------|
B|---1---1---1--1--|
G|---2---2---2--2--| 2 times (1st & 2nd line of the verses),
D|---2---2---2--2--| then, for the 3rd and 4th line play:
A|-0-------0-------|
E|-----0-------0---|
[RIFF 3]
Am Dm Am
e|-------------1---1--|-0x-----------| x means MUTE GUITAR (again, listen to the song
B|---1---1-----3---3--|-1x-----------| and you'll know what I mean ;-)
G|---2---2-----2---2--|-2x-----------|
D|---2---2---0--------|--------------|
A|-0-------------0----|-0x-----------|
E|-----0--------------|--------------|
Chorus:
Am
e|---------------|
B|---1--1--1--1--|
G|---2--2--2--2--| 2 times, then go over to RIFF 3, and after the chorus
D|---2--2--2--2--| play the INTRO-RIFF (2x) and back to Verse
A|-0-------------|
E|-----3--1---0--|
Some people say a man is made out of mud
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Raised in the Canebrake by an old mama lion
Ain't no a high-toned woman make me walk the line
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
If you see me comin', better step aside
A lot of men didn't, and a lot of men died
With one fist of iron, and the other of steel
If the right one don't get you then the left one will
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro-Riff]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/5-5-5-5p4p3---3h4p3---------/5-5-5-5p4p3---3h4p3----------------------------------|
G|---------------5-------5--2-----------------5-------5-2------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Some people say a man is made out of mud
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Raised in the Canebrake by an old mama lion
Ain't no a high-toned woman make me walk the line
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
If you see me comin', better step aside
A lot of men didn't, and a lot of men died
With one fist of iron, and the other of steel
If the right one don't get you then the left one will
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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