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1.
Am Dm E
Some  peop le say a man is  made  out of  mud. 
Am Dm E
poor  man’s made out of  mus cle and  blood. 
Am Dm
Mus cle and blood and  skin  and bones, 
Am E Am
mind  that’s a-weak and a  back  that’s  strong.  
chorus
Am G F E
You load  six teen  tons,  what  do you  get? 
Am G F E
An o ther day  old er and  deep er in  debt. 
Am Dm
Saint  Pet er don’t you call me, ’cause  can’t go
Am E Am
owe  my soul to the  com pany  store.  
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2.
Am Dm E
I was  born  one mornin’ when the  sun  didn’t  shine. 
Am Dm E
pick ed up my shovel and I  wal ked to the  mine. 
Am Dm
I loaded  six teen tons of  num ber nine coal 
Am E Am
and the  straw  boss said “Well, a- bless  my  soul.”  
chorus
Am G F E
You load  six teen  tons,  what  do you  get? 
Am G F E
An o ther day  old er and  deep er in  debt. 
Am Dm
Saint  Pet er don’t you call me, ’cause  can’t go
Am E Am
owe  my soul to the  com pany  store.  
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3.
Am Dm E
I was  born  one mornin’, it was  driz zlin’  rain. 
Am Dm E
Fight in’ and trouble are  my  middle  name. 
Am Dm
I was  rais ed in the Canebrake by an  old  mama lion, 
Am E Am
ain’t no a  high -toned woman make me  walk  the  line.  
chorus
Am G F E
You load  six teen  tons,  what  do you  get? 
Am G F E
An o ther day  old er and  deep er in  debt. 
Am Dm
Saint  Pet er don’t you call me, ’cause  can’t go
Am E Am
owe  my soul to the  com pany  store.  
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4.
Am Dm  E
If you  see  me comin’, better  step a side. 
Am Dm E
lot  of men didn’t, and a  lot  of men  died. 
Am Dm
With  one  fist of iron, and the  oth er of steel, 
Am
if the  righ t one doesn’t get you 
E Am
then the  left  one  will.  
chorus
Am G F E
You load  six teen  tons,  what  do you  get? 
Am G F E
An o ther day  old er and  deep er in  debt. 
Am Dm
Saint  Pet er don’t you call me, ’cause  can’t go
Am E Am
owe  my soul to the  com pany  store.  
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