Аккорды:
Em
C
Bb7 ≈
Am
A
Intro
& Riff:
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Em C Bb7
Some people say a man is made out of mud
Em C Bb7
А poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Em Am
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
C Bb7 Em
А mind that's weak and a back that's strong.
Chorus
Em C Bb7
You load sixteen tons what do you get
Em C Bb7
Another day older and deeper in debt
Em
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
C Bb7 Em
I owe my soul to the company store.
Em C Bb7
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
Em
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
C Bb7 Em
And the straw boss said well a bless my soul
Chorus
Em C Bb7
You load sixteen tons what do you get
Em C Bb7
Another day older and deeper in debt
Em
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
C Bb7 Em
I owe my soul to the company store.
Riff:
Em C Bb7
I was born one morning it was drizzling rain.
Em C Bb7
Fighting and trouble are my middle name.
Em Am
I was raised in the cane break by an old mama lion.
C Bb7 Em
Ain't no high tone woman make me walk the line.
Chorus
& Riff:
Em C Bb7
If you see me coming better step a side
Em C Bb7
A lot of men didn't a lot of men died
Em Am
One fist of iron the other of steel
C Bb7 Em
If the right one don't get you then the left one will