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Johnny Cash- 16 Tons Acoustic
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Tabbed by:Sir Dead
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B|--4h5-4h5--4h5--3--1---1---------------|
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B|--4h5-4h5--4h5--3--1---1-----------------------------------1-----------|
G|---------------------2----2--0--1/2--0-----------2---0-----2-----------|
D|----------------------------------------3--2------------3--2-----------|
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Am F E
Some people say a man is made outta mud
Am F E
A poor man's made outta muscle an' blood
Am F Dm
Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone
Am G Am
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
chorus:
Am F E
You load sixteen tons an' what do ya get?
Am F E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am F Dm
Saint Peter don't ya call me 'cause I can't go
Am E Am
I owe my soul to the company store
Am F E
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
Am F E
Picked up my shovel and I went to the mine
Am F Dm
Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Am G Am
The straw boss said, "Well, Bless my soul!"
chorus
Am F E
I was born one morning it was drizzlin' rain
Am F E
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Am F Dm
Raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion
Am G Am
Ain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line
chorus
Am F E
If ya see me coming ya better step aside
Am F E
A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died
Am F Dm
With one fist of iron an' the other of steel
Am G Am
If the right one don't get ya then the left one will.
My first submission here or anywhere, please feel free to give correction or improvements.
This is more like a mix of Johnny Cash and the original, I tweaked it for when its just me and
my acoustic to sound better solo.
