One Tin Soldier:The Original Caste. #34 in 1969. #1. C G Am Em Listen children to a story, that was written long ago.. F C F G about a kingdom, on a mountain, and the valley folk below. C G Am Em On the mountian was a treasure, buried deep beneath a stone.. F C F G C And the valley people swore, they'd have it for their very own. CHORUS: C Em F C Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend. C Em F C Do it in the name of Heaven, you can justify it in the end. C Em F C There won't be any trumpets blowing, come the Judgement Day.. C F C On the bloody morning after..one tin soldier rides away. #2. C G Am Em So, the people of the valley, sent a message up the hill.. F C F G asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they'd kill. C G Am Em Came an answer from the kingdom, 'With our brothers we will share, F C F G C all the secrets of our mountain..all the riches buried there.' #3. C# G# A#m Fm Now the valley cried in anger, 'Mount your horses, draw your sword!' F# C# F# G# And they killed the mountain people, sure they'd won their just reward. C# G# A#m Fm Now they stood beside the treasure, on the mountain dark and red.. F# C# F# G# C# turned the stone and looked beneath it..'Peace on Earth,' was all it said. CHORUS: C# Fm F# C# Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend. C# Fm F# C# Do it in the name of Heaven, you can justify it in the end. C# Fm F# C# There won't be any trumpets blowing, come the Judgement Day.. C# F# C# On the bloody morning after..one tin soldier rides away. OUTRO: C# Fm F# C# Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend. C# Fm F# C# Do it in the name of Heaven, you can justify it in the end. C# Fm F# C# There won't be any trumpets blowing, come the Judgement Day.. C# F# C# On the bloody morning after..one tin soldier rides away. A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
