One Tin Soldier Chords & Tabs
Verse I
D A/C# Bm Bm/A
Listen children to a story that was written long ago
G D Em7 Em7/A
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain, and the valley folk below
D A/C# Bm Bm/A
On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone
G D Em7 Em7/A
And the valley people swore they'd have it for their very own.
(Chorus:)
D F#m G A
Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend
D F#m G A
Do it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end
D F#m G D
There won't be any trumpets blowing, come the judgment day
G No Chord
On the bloody morning after - one tin soldier rides away.
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Verse II
D A/C# Bm Bm/A
So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill
G D Em7 Em7/A
Asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they'd kill
D A/C# Bm Bm/A
Came an answer from the kingdom: “With our brothers we will share
G D Em7 Em7/A
All the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there.”
Chorus
Verse III
D A/C# Bm Bm/A
Now the valley cried with anger, mount your horses, draw your sword!
G D Em7 Em7/A
And they killed the mountain people, sure they’d won their just reward
D A/C# Bm Bm/A
Now they stood beside the treasure on the mountain dark and red
G D
Turned the stone and looked beneath it -
Em7 Em7/A
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.
Chorus