One Tin Soldier
Peter, Paul & MaryVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Listen children to a story that was written long ago
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain, and the valley folk below
On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone
And the valley people swore they'd have it for their very own.
(Chorus:)
Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend
Do it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end
There won't be any trumpets blowing, come the judgment day
No Chord
On the bloody morning after - one tin soldier rides away.
So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill
Asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they'd kill
Came an answer from the kingdom: With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there.
Now the valley cried with anger, mount your horses, draw your sword!
And they killed the mountain people, sure theyd won their just reward
Now they stood beside the treasure on the mountain dark and red
Turned the stone and looked beneath it -
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.
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Readable chord sheet for One Tin Soldier by Peter, Paul & Mary
[C]Listen children [G]to a sto[Am]ry that was written long[Em] ago [F]'Bout a kingdom on [C]a mountain, and the v[F]alley folk below[G] [C]On the mountain [G]was a treasure b[Am]uried deep beneath a [Em]stone [F]And the valley p[C]eople swore they'd have [F]it for their very own. [C] (Chorus:) [C]Go ahead and hate your neigh[Em]bor, go ahead[F] and cheat a friend [G] [C]Do it in the name of hea[Em]ven, you can justif[F]y it in the e[G]nd [C]There won't be any trumpets blow[Em]ing, come [F]the judgment day [C] No Chord [F] [C] On the bloody morning after - one tin soldier rides away. [C]So the people of[G] the valley sent[Am] a message up th[Em]e hill [F]Asking for the b[C]uried treasure, ton[F]s of gold for which they'd ki[G]ll [C]Came an answer from[G] the kingdom: With o[Am]ur brothers we will share [F]All the secrets [C]of our mountain, all[F] the riches buried t[C]here. [C]Now the valley crie[G]d with anger, mou[Am]nt your horses, draw yo[Em]ur sword! [F]And they killed the moun[C]tain people, sure theyd [F]won their just reward [G] [C]Now they stood be[G]side the treasure on th[Am]e mountain dark a[Em]nd red [F]Turned the stone and loo[C]ked beneath it - [F]"Peace on Earth" was all it said[C].