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8 9 9 8 -8 9 9 -8 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 | Listen, children, to a story | that was written long ago, | -6 7 7 -6 6 7 7 6 -6 7 7 8 -8-8 7 -8 | 'bout a kingdom on a mountain | and the valley-folk below. | 8 9 9 8 -8 9 9 -8 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 | On the mountain was a treasure | buried deep beneath a stone, | -6 7 7 -6 6 7 7 6 -6 7 7 8 -8 7 7 | and the valley-people swore they'd | have it for their very | own. |
7 7 7 -8 7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 6 6 | Go ahead and hate your neighbor, | go ahead and cheat a friend. | 7 7 7 7 7 -8 -7 -6 6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 6 6 | Do it in the name of Heaven, you can | justify it in the end. There | 7 7 7 7 7 -8 -7 -6 6 -6 -6 6 -5 6 r 4 4 | won't be any trumpets blowin' | come the judgement day, on the | 5 6 6 6 -6 7 ---> 4 4 5 -4 4 4 4 4----> RRRR | bloody morning after, | one tin | soldier rides away. | | |
8 9 9 8 -8 9 9 -8 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 | So the people of the valley | sent a message up the hill, | -6 7 7 -6 6 7 7 6 -6 7 7 8 -8 -8 7 -8 | asking for the buried treasure, | tons of gold for which they'd kill. | 8 9 9 8 -8 9 9 -8 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 | Came an answer from the kingdom, | "With our brothers we will share | -6 7 7 -6 6 7 7 6 -6 7 7 8 -8 7 7------> | all the secrets of our mountain, | all the riches buried | there." |
7 7 7 -8 7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 6 6 | Go ahead and hate your neighbor, | go ahead and cheat a friend. | 7 7 7 7 7 -8 -7 -6 6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 6-----> | Do it in the name of Heaven, you can | justify it in the end. | -> R 7 7 7 7 7 -8 -7 -6 6 -6 -6 6 -5 6 | There won't be any | trumpets blowin' | come the judgement day, | r 5 6 6 6 -6 -7---> -6 7--> 4 4 5 -4 4 4 4 RRRR RRRR | on the bloody morning | after, | one tin | soldier rides away. | | |
8 9 9 8 -8 9 9 -8 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 | Now the valley cried with anger, | "Mount your horses! Draw your sword!" | -6 7 7 -6 6 7 7 6 -6 7 7 8 -8-8 7 -8 | and they killed the mountain-people, | so they won their just reward. | 8 9 9 8 -8 9 9 -8 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 | Now they stood beside the treasure, | on the mountain, dark and red, | -6 7 7 -6 6 7 7 6 -6 7 7 8 -8 7 7 | turned the stone and looked beneath it -| "Peace on Earth" was all it | said. | | 7 7 7 -8 7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 6 6 | Go ahead and hate your neighbor, | go ahead and cheat a friend. | 7 7 7 7 7 -8 -7 -6 6 6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6 6 6 | Do it in the name of Heaven, you can | justify it in the end. There | 7 7 7 7 7 -8 -7 -6 6 -6 -6 6 -5 6 r 4 4 | won't be any trumpets blowin' | come the judgement day, | on the | 5 6 6 6 -6 -7---> 4 4--> 5 -4 4 4 4 4 RRRR RRRR | bloody morning after, | one tin | soldier rides away. | | | |