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[Verse]C G/B AmListen children to a story that wasAm/Gwritten long agoListen children to a story that was written long agoF C'Bout a kingdom on a mountain, andDm7/A Dm Gthe valley folk below'Bout a kingdom on a mountain, and the valley folk belowC G/B AmOn the mountain was a treasure buriedAm/Gdeep beneath a stoneOn the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stoneF CAnd the valley people swore they'dF G Chave it for their very own.And the valley people swore they'd have it for their very own.[Chorus]C Em FGo ahead and hate your neighbor, goCahead and cheat a friendGo ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friendC GDo it in the name of heaven, you canF Cjustify it in the endDo it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the endC EmThere won't be any trumpets blowing,F Ccome the judgment dayThere won't be any trumpets blowing, come the judgment dayC Dm7/A FOn the bloody morning after - oneCtin soldier rides away.On the bloody morning after - one tin soldier rides away.[Verse]C G/B AmSo the people of the valley sent aAm/Gmessage up the hillSo the people of the valley sent a message up the hillF CAsking for the buried treasure, tonsDm7/A Dm Gof gold for which they'd killAsking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they'd killC G/BCame an answer from the kingdom:Am Am/G“With our brothers we willshareCame an answer from the kingdom: “With our brothers we will shareF C FAll the secrets of our mountain, allG Cthe riches buried there.”All the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there.”[Chorus]C Em FGo ahead and hate your neighbor, goCahead and cheat a friendGo ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friendC GDo it in the name of heaven, you canF Cjustify it in the endDo it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the endC EmThere won't be any trumpets blowing,F Ccome the judgment dayThere won't be any trumpets blowing, come the judgment dayC Dm7/A FOn the bloody morning after - one tinCsoldier rides away.On the bloody morning after - one tin soldier rides away.[Verse]C G/BNow the valley cried with anger,Am Am/Gmount your horses, draw yoursword!Now the valley cried with anger, mount your horses, draw your sword!F CAnd they killed the mountain people,Dm7/A Dm Gsure they’d won their just rewardAnd they killed the mountain people, sure they’d won their just rewardC G/B AmNow they stood beside the treasure onAm/Gthe mountain dark and redNow they stood beside the treasure on the mountain dark and redF CTurned the stone and looked beneathit -Turned the stone and looked beneath it -F G C"Peace on Earth" was all it said.[Chorus]C Em FGo ahead and hate your neighbor, goCahead and cheat a friendGo ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friendC GDo it in the name of heaven, you canF Cjustify it in the endDo it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the endC EmThere won't be any trumpets blowing,F Ccome the judgment dayThere won't be any trumpets blowing, come the judgment dayC Dm7/A FOn the bloody morning after - one tinCsoldier rides away.On the bloody morning after - one tin soldier rides away.