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05 Feb 00 - 10:28 PM (#174162) Subject: Sixteen tons From: GUEST,Josh Holden Does anyone know the chords to Merle Travis' sixteen tons? Thanks Josh |
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05 Feb 00 - 11:14 PM (#174167) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: alison words are here in the database..... found easily by doing a search for "tons." welcome to Mudcat slainte alison |
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05 Feb 00 - 11:18 PM (#174169) Subject: Chords Add: SIXTEEN TONS From: alison Chords
Some (Em)people say a man is made outa (B7) mud
cho: You load (Em)sixteen tons an' whaddya (B7) get? slainte alison |
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05 Feb 00 - 11:25 PM (#174170) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: GUEST,Josh Hi, Alison, thank you very much for the welcoming and the chords. Take care Josh |
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05 Feb 00 - 11:30 PM (#174172) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: Metchosin Alison, I think Tennessee Ernie Ford sang a variation of the the last verse that's in the DT
I was raised in a cave by an old mountain lion |
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06 Feb 00 - 12:05 AM (#174181) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: alison It's also at "cowpie" but they acknowledge that they got their version from the database here... slainte alison |
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06 Feb 00 - 01:27 AM (#174208) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: Bugsy Big Bill Broonzy also did a great version, as he did with many a popular song in his time. Cheers Bugsy |
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06 Feb 00 - 05:46 PM (#174223) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: GUEST,ddw Tennessee Ernie's version went:
I was raised in the canebreak by an ol' momma lion At least that's the way I've always heard it. david |
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06 Feb 00 - 06:33 PM (#174241) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: Amos Second the motion, Davie. A |
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07 Feb 00 - 02:56 AM (#174396) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: Helen I just thought I'd let you know that the Mudcat psychic transmission system is still working. For no reason I suddenly thought of this song yesterday afternoon, and now here it is: a request thread. This happens fairly often for me. I don't think of a song for years and when I do someone has posted a thread on it and then I dial up and find it listed. Helen |
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19 Feb 00 - 07:05 AM (#181154) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: Jeremiah McCaw I've seen a couple of variations of that 3rd verse. One is: I was raised in a cave by an mama lion Ain't no high-tone woman make me walk the line. and the other: I was raised in the bottoms by a mama hound I'm as mean as a dog but I'm gentle as a lamb with that last line sometimes being done as: I'm as mean as a dog and I don't back down |
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19 Feb 00 - 10:45 AM (#181202) Subject: Lyr Add: SIXTEEN STONE (parody of Sixteen Tons) From: Liz the Squeak See if this works for you - same tune, different sentiment. SIXTEEN STONE (parody of Sixteen Tons) She weighs 16 stone and what do you get, A whole lot of woman and that's a fact. Take a closer look, you must agree, There's no sharp corner on a woman like me! You can't cuddle up to a bag of bones, If her ribs stick out, leave her well alone. We've a soft welcome for a man in need, We're surely built for comfort if not for speed!
She weighs 16 stone and what do you get, A whole lot of woman and that's a fact. Take a closer look, you must agree, There are no sharp corners on a woman like me!
Well if you've seen more meat on a greasy spoon, Enjoy! LTS
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19 Feb 00 - 11:11 AM (#181211) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: wysiwyg LTS-- That's funny, my husband has been trying to tell me that. I'm putting it in our show, he does Built for Comfort and I'll do this, or vice versa, two duets with interchanged verses. Maybe Built for Comfort will work as the chorus for 16 Stone. Along with: Wild women don't worry, wild women don't get the blues... Oh, and a colorful south side Chicago line: The bigger the cushion, the better the pushin'! |
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17 Jun 08 - 09:31 AM (#2367769) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen tons From: GUEST does anyone know the chords to Big Bill Broonzy's more jazzy version of 16 tons? |
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03 Aug 12 - 06:45 PM (#3385821) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen Tons (Merle Travis) From: GUEST,Christian Gerlach His is in the key of A-flat, which means he's probably playing it in A but his guitar is tuned down a step. Don't know about Broonzy's tuning habits. A E7 Some people says the man's made out of mud A E7 Man's made out of flash and blood A A7 D Dm Flash and blood and skin and bone No chord - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A mind that's week and a back that's strong Hopefully that sounds close enough. |
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03 Aug 12 - 08:22 PM (#3385864) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen Tons (Merle Travis) From: Joe_F Fat Girls |
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04 Aug 12 - 04:39 AM (#3385929) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen Tons (Merle Travis) From: Tootler Works very well unaccompanied |
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04 Aug 12 - 05:12 AM (#3385938) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Sixteen Tons (Merle Travis) From: GUEST My own version is in Am: Intro Am E7 //:Am Am/G F E:// Am Am/G F E7 People say a man is made outta mud Am Am/G F E7 Poor man's made outta muscle and blood Am C D Muscle and blood and skin and bone E A mind that's weak and a back that's strong Am Am/G F E You load 16 tons and whatya get? Am Am/G F E7 Another day older and deeper in debt Am C D St. Peter don'cha call me 'cause I can't go E Am I owe my soul to the company store (back to intro) The 'Am E7' part at the beginning of the intro is the chord bed to the signature single note motiff: A E C A E F# Bb A Starting on the 5th fret of the high E string and working the passage down from there. |