Biography:
Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991) known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American country and gospel singer and radio and television host. Today, he is best remembered for his hit recording of "Sixteen Tons".
Born in Bristol, Tennessee, to Clarence Thomas Ford and Maud Long, Ford began his radio career as an announcer at station WOPI in Bristol, leaving in 1939 to study classical music and voice at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
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"Sixteen Tons" - Tennessee Ernie Ford
(Riff)
[Verse]
Bm G F#
Some people say a man is made outa mud
Bm G F#
A poor man's made outa muscle 'n blood...
Bm Em F#
Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone
Bm (G F#)
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Bm G F#
You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
Bm G F#
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Bm Em F#
Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go
Bm (F# Bm)
I owe my soul to the company store
(Riff)
Bm G F#
If ya hear me a-comin' ya better step aside
Bm G F#
A lotta men din't an' a lotta men died
Bm Em F#
With one fist of iron an' the other of steel
Bm (G F#)
If the right one don' getcha then the left one will.
(Chorus + Riff)
Bm G F#
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
Bm G F#
Picked up my shovel and I went to the mine
Bm Em F#
Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Bm (G F#)
And the straw boss said, "Well, Bless my soul!"
(Chorus + Riff)
Bm G F#
I was born one morning in the drizzlin' rain
Bm G F#
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Bm G F#
I was raised in the canebrake by an' ol' mama hound
Bm (G F# )
Ain't no high-tone woman gonna push me around.
(Chorus + Riff)
Main Riff:
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D|-------4----------------|------------------ |
A|-------------5-----2----|---------1--2----- |
E|------------------------|-2---4------------ |
"Sixteen Tons" - Tennessee Ernie Ford
(Riff)
[Verse]
Bm G F#
Some people say a man is made outa mud
Bm G F#
A poor man's made outa muscle 'n blood...
Bm Em F#
Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone
Bm (G F#)
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Bm G F#
You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
Bm G F#
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Bm Em F#
Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go
Bm (F# Bm)
I owe my soul to the company store
(Riff)
Bm G F#
If ya hear me a-comin' ya better step aside
Bm G F#
A lotta men din't an' a lotta men died
Bm Em F#
With one fist of iron an' the other of steel
Bm (G F#)
If the right one don' getcha then the left one will.
(Chorus + Riff)
Bm G F#
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
Bm G F#
Picked up my shovel and I went to the mine
Bm Em F#
Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Bm (G F#)
And the straw boss said, "Well, Bless my soul!"
(Chorus + Riff)
Bm G F#
I was born one morning in the drizzlin' rain
Bm G F#
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Bm G F#
I was raised in the canebrake by an' ol' mama hound
Bm (G F# )
Ain't no high-tone woman gonna push me around.
(Chorus + Riff)
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Tercer Cielo
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Teri Desidario
Terminator 2
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Test Your Reflex
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