Sixteen Tons ZZ Top

Sixteen Tons

ZZ Top

TremoloTom

432
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Bm
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| +  +  +  B5 | -  -  -  - | -  -  -  B5 | -  -  -  - |
| -  -  -  B5 | -  -  -  - | -  -  -  B5 | -  -  -  - |
| B5 A5 B5 -  | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 -  | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 -  | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 -  | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 -  | B5 A5 B5 - |

[Verse 1]
B5 A5
B5          B5     A5    B5       B5   A5     B5
  Well some people say a man is made outta mud
B5   A5    B5         B5     A5       B5
Poor man's made outta muscle and blood
B5     A5        B5    E5       D5   E5
Muscle and blood,  and skin and bones
  F#5
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong

[Verse 2]
        B5 A5   B5   B5      A5      B5
i got a sixteen tons what do you get?
 B5         A5    B5
Another day older and deeper in debt
B5 A5    B5        B5   A5 B5         E5  D5 E5
St Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
  F#5
I owe my soul to the company store

[Bridge]
                                       | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |

[Solo]
                          | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - |

[Verse 3]
B5 A5
B5       B5          A5    B5       B5   A5     B5
  Yeah I said people say a man is made outta mud
B5   A5    B5         B5     A5       B5
Poor man's made outta muscle and blood
B5     A5        B5    E5       D5   E5
Muscle and blood,  and skin and bones
  F#5
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
        B5 A5   B5   B5      A5      B5
i got a sixteen tons what do you get?
 B5         A5    B5
Another day older and deeper in debt
B5 A5    B5        B5   A5 B5         E5  D5 E5
St Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
  F#5                             E5 B5
I owe my soul to the company store

Bars

[Intro]
| +  +  +  B5 | -  -  -  - | -  -  -  B5 | -  -  -  - |
| -  -  -  B5 | -  -  -  - | -  -  -  B5 | -  -  -  - |
| B5 A5 B5 -  | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 -  | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 -  | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 -  | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 -  | B5 A5 B5 - |

[Verse 1]
                           | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5  A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| E5 D5 E5 - | F#5 -  -  - | -  -  -  - |

Well some people say a man is made outta mud
Poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood,  and skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong

[Verse 2]
                                        | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5  A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| E5 D5 E5 - | F#5 -  -  - | -  -  -  - |

i got a sixteen tons what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
St Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

[Bridge]
                                       | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |

[Solo]
                          | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5 A5 B5 - |

[Verse 3]
              | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5  A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | E5 D5 E5 - |
| F#5 -  -  - | -  -  -  - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - |
| B5  A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | B5 A5 B5 - | E5 D5 E5 - |
| F#5 -  -  - | -  -  -  - | E5 -  -  - | -  -  -  - |
| -   -  B5 - |

Yeah I said people say a man is made outta mud
Poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood,  and skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
i got a sixteen tons what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
St Peter don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

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