Fm Some people say a man is made outta mud Fm Eb Db C7 A poor man's made outta muscle and blood Fm Eb Db C7 Muscle and blood and skin and bones Fm A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong [Chorus] Fm Eb Db C7 You load sixteen tons, what do you get Fm Eb Db C7 Another day older and deeper in debt Fm Eb Db C7 Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go Fm I owe my soul to the company store [Verse 2] Fm I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine Fm Eb Db C7 I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine Fm Eb Db C7 I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal Fm And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul" [Chorus] Fm Eb Db C7 You load sixteen tons, what do you get Fm Eb Db C7 Another day older and deeper in debt Fm Eb Db C7 Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go Fm I owe my soul to the company store [Verse 3] Fm I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain Fm Eb Db C7 Fightin' and trouble are my middle name Fm Eb Db C7 I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion Fm Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line [Chorus] Fm Eb Db C7 You load sixteen tons, what do you get Fm Eb Db C7 Another day older and deeper in debt Fm Eb Db C7 Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go Fm I owe my soul to the company store [Verse 4] Fm If you see me comin', better step a side Fm Eb Db C7 A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died Fm Eb Db C7 One fist of iron, the other of steel Fm If the right one don't a-get you Then the left one will [Chorus] Fm Eb Db C7 You load sixteen tons, what do you get Fm Eb Db C7 Another day older and deeper in debt Fm Eb Db C7 Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go Fm C7 Fm I owe my soul to the company store