COVEN ONE TIN SOLDIER
COVEN (1971)
Written By Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
(opening chords after flute)
F C
C G
Listen, children, to a story
Am G
That was written long ago
F C
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
G
And the valley folk below
C
On the mountain was a treasure
Am G
Buried deep beneath a stone
F C
And the valley people swore
Dm C
They'd have it for their very own
C Em
Go ahead and hate your neighbor
F C
Go ahead and cheat a friend
C Em
Do it in the name of Heaven
F C
You can justify it in the end
C Em
There won't be any trumpets blowing
F C
Come the judgment day
On the bloody morning after who...
C
One tin soldier rides away
C G
So, the people of the valley
Am G
Sent a message up the hill
F C
Asking for the buried treasure,
Dm G
Tons of gold for which they'd kill
C G
Came an answer from the kingdom,
Am
"With our brothers, we will share
F C
All the secrets of our mountain,
Dm C
All the riches buried there"
Db
Now, the valley cried with anger,
Dbm
"Mount your horses, draw your sword!"
F# Db
And they killed the mountain people
Ebm Ab
So, they won their just reward
Db Ab
Now, they stood beside the treasure
Bbm
On the mountain dark and red
F# Db
Turn the stone and looked beneath it...
F# Db
"Peace on Earth" was all it said
F#
Go ahead and hate your neighbor
Db
Go ahead and cheat a friend
Db F
Do it in the name of Heaven
F# Ebm
You can justify it in the end
Db Fm
There won't be any trumpets blowing
F# Db
Come the judgment day
Db
On the bloody morning after who...
Db
One tin soldier rides away
Db Fm
Go ahead and hate your neighbor
F# Dbm
Go ahead and cheat a friend
Db Ab
Do it in the name of Heaven
F# Db
You can justify it in the end
Db Fm
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Fm F#
Come the judgment day
Db
On the bloody morning after who...
One tin soldier rides away
