Sixteen Tons

C G C C G I loaded sixteen tons now what do I get C Another day older and deeper in debt F Saint Peter don't call me cause I can't go C G C I owe my soul to the company store C G I was born one mornin' was a drizzlin rain C A fussin' and fightin' ain't my middle name F Well they raised me in a corner by a mammy hound C G C I'm as mean as a dog but I'm as gentle as a lamb C G I loaded sixteen tons now what do I get C Another day older and deeper in debt F Saint Peter don't call me cause I can't go C G C I owe my soul to the company store C G Well I got up one mornin' the sun didn't shine C I picked up my shovel and I went to the mine F I loaded sixteen ton of that number four coal C G C The face boss said well bless my soul C G I loaded sixteen tons now what do I get C Another day older and deeper in debt F Saint Peter don't call me cause I can't go C G C I owe my soul to the company store C G I loaded sixteen tons I tried to get ahead C Got deeper and deeper in debt instead F Well they got what I made and they wanted some more C G C And now I owe my soul at the company store C G I loaded sixteen tons now what do I get C Another day older and deeper in debt F Saint Peter don't call me cause I can't go C G C I owe my soul to the company store C G Well I went to the office to draw some script C The man he told me was a wreck in the dip F To clear the tracks would be a week or more C G C But your credit's still good at our company store C G I loaded sixteen tons now what do I get C Another day older and deeper in debt F Saint Peter don't call me cause I can't go C G C I owe my soul to the company store C G If you see me comin' step aside C A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died F I got a fist of iron I got a fist of steel C G C The left one don' get ya then the right one will C G I loaded sixteen tons now what do I get C Another day older and deeper in debt F Saint Peter don't call me cause I can't go C G C I owe my soul to the company store