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(F)Lis ten, chil dren, (C)to a sto ry (Dm)that was writ ten (Dm)long a go (Bb)’bout a king dom (F)on a moun tain (Gm7)and the val ley (Bb)folk be low.
(F)On the moun tain (C)was a treas ure (Dm)bur ied deep be neath a stone (Bb)and the val ley (F)peo ple swore they’d (Gm7)have it for their (Bb)ver y (F)own.
Go a head and hate your (Am)neigh bor, (Bb)go a head and cheat a (F)friend.
Do it in the name of (Am)heav en.
(Bb)Jus ti fy it in the end.
There won’t be an y trum pets (Am)blow in’
(Bb)come the judg ment (F)day.
On the blood y morn ing (Bb)af ter,
one tin (Bb)sol dier rides a way.
(F)So the peo ple (C)of the val ley (Dm)sent a mes sage (Dm)up the hill (Bb)ask ing for the (F)bur ied treas ure, (Gm7)tons of gold for (Bb)which they’d kill.
(F)Came the an swer (C)from the king dom, (Dm)“With our broth ers we will share (Bb)all the se crets (F)of our moun tain, (Gm7)all the rich es (Bb)bur ied (F)there.”
Go a head and hate your (Am)neigh bor, (Bb)go a head and cheat a (F)friend.
Do it in the name of (Am)heav en.
(Bb)Jus ti fy it in the end.
There won’t be an y trum pets (Am)blow in’
(Bb)come the judg ment (F)day.
On the blood y morn ing (Bb)af ter,
one tin (Bb)sol dier rides a way.
This page shows “One Tin Soldier” by Coven in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 75 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.