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One Tin Soldier

by Coven · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

No bends347 notesHoles 4–9Diatonic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
| Listen, children, to a story | that was written long ago, |
| 'bout a kingdom on a mountain | and the valley-folk below. |
| On the mountain was a treasure | buried deep beneath a stone, |
| and the valley-people swore they'd | have it for their very | own. |
| Go ahead and hate your neighbor, | go ahead and cheat a friend. |
| Do it in the name of Heaven, you can | justify it in the end. There |
| won't be any trumpets blowin' | come the judgement day, on the |
| bloody morning after, | one tin | soldier rides away. | | |
| So the people of the valley | sent a message up the hill, |
| asking for the buried treasure, | tons of gold for which they'd kill. |
| Came an answer from the kingdom, | "With our brothers we will share |
| all the secrets of our mountain, | all the riches buried | there." |
| Go ahead and hate your neighbor, | go ahead and cheat a friend. |
| Do it in the name of Heaven, you can | justify it in the end. |
| There won't be any | trumpets blowin' | come the judgement day, |
| Now the valley cried with anger, | "Mount your horses! Draw your sword!" |
| and they killed the mountain-people, | so they won their just reward. |
| Now they stood beside the treasure, | on the mountain, dark and red, |
| turned the stone and looked beneath it -| "Peace on Earth" was all it | said. |
| Go ahead and hate your neighbor, | go ahead and cheat a friend. |
| Do it in the name of Heaven, you can | justify it in the end. There |
| won't be any trumpets blowin' | come the judgement day, | on the |