Artist: Tennessee Ernie Ford    Genre: Traditional Country    Roman Numerals: ii, IV, v, VI, VI7, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   

Dm (D,F,A) - - D A D F	F (F,A,C) F C F A C F	Gm (G,B♭,D) - - D B♭ D G	A (A,C♯,E) - A E A C♯ E
A7 (A,C♯,E,G) - A E G C♯ E	B♭7 (B♭,D,F,A♭) - B♭ F A♭ D F

Intro

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] Do do do do

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] do do do

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] do

Verse

Some

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] people say a

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] man is

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] made out of

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] mud,

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] a

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] poor man’s

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] made out of

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] muscle and

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] blood.

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] Muscle and blood and

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] skin and bones,

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] a

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] mind that’s weak and a

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] back that’s

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] strong

Chorus

You load

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] sixteen

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] tons and

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] what do you

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] get?

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] An

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] other day

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] older and

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] deeper in

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] debt

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] St.

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] Peter, don’t you call me ‘cause

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] I can’t go.

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] I

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] owe my soul to the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] company’s

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] store.

Verse

Well,

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] I was born one

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] morning

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] when the sun didn’t

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] shine,

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] I

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] picked up my

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] shovel and

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] walked to the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] mine

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] I

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] loaded sixteen tons of

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] number nine coal,

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] and the

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] straw boss said, “Well,

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] bless my

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] soul!”

Chorus

You load

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] sixteen

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] tons and

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] what do you

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] get?

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] An

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] other day

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] older and

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] deeper in

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] debt

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] St.

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] Peter, don’t you call me ‘cause

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] I can’t go.

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] I

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] owe my soul to the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] company’s

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] store.

Verse

Well,

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] I was born one

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] morning it was

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] drizzlin’

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] rain,

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] fightin’ and

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] trouble are my

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] middle

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] name

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] I

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] was raised in the canebreak by an

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] old mamma lion,

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] can’t no

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] high-toned woman make me

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] walk the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] line

Chorus

You load

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] sixteen

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] tons and

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] what do you

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] get?

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] An

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] other day

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] older and

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] deeper in

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] debt

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] St.

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] Peter, don’t you call me ‘cause

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] I can’t go.

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] I

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] owe my soul to the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] company’s

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] store.

Verse

If you

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] see me

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] comin’

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] better step

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] aside,

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] a

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] lot of men

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] didn’t and a

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] lot of men

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] died

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] One

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] fist of iron and the

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] other of steel,

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] if the

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] right one doesn’t get you then the

[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Major Sixth] left one

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] will.

Chorus

You load

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] sixteen

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] tons and

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] what do you

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] get?

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] An

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] other day

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] older and

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Minor Seventh] deeper in

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] debt

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] St.

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] Peter, don’t you call me ‘cause

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] I can’t go.

[GmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Perfect Fifth] I

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] owe my soul to the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Major Sixth] company’s

[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5) on the Major Second] store.