Sixteen Tons - Dick Nolan
Some people say a man is made out of mud A poor man'smade out of muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bones A mind that'sweak and a back that'sstrong You load sixteen tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don'tyou call me 'causeI can'tgo I owe my soul to the company store I was born one morning when the sun didn'tshine I picked up my shovel walked out to the mine I loaded sixteen tons of numberninecoal The straw boss said Wellabless my soul You load sixteen tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don'tyou call me 'causeI can'tgo I owe my soul to the company store I was born one morning it was drizzlin'rain Fightin'and trouble that'smy middle name I was raised in the cane Break by an old mama lion Can'tno hightonedwoman make me walk the line You load sixteen tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don'tyou call me 'causeI can'tgo I owe my soul to the company store Now if you see me comin'better step aside A lot of men didn'ta lot of men died One fist of iron the other of steel If the right one don'tgetcha then the left one will You load sixteen tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don'tyou call me 'causeI can'tgo I owe my soul to the company store Guitar score
Sixteen Tons Artist: Dick Nolan
Capo: 0
Key: Eb
Difficulty：
Tempo: 122
Time Signature: 4/4
Hot: 101
Creation time: 2023-05-08 Sixteen Tons Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Dick Nolan. This guitar tab is in the key of Eb and is a Beginner version, suitable for players at the Beginner level. A must-learn piece for guitar enthusiasts. Strum the guitar, open the piano, and experience the mood conveyed by Dick Nolan at that time～
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