* Capo on the 5th fret

Intro: C5 C5

Verse I


        C5
On the first day of winter
      C5
I was set to leave
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With the lost awe of true love in my eye
    C5              C5
The wild frontier outlaws and thieves 
   F5                        C5
To find me A mountain in the sky

Chorus

F5
There's gold In them hills
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I heard the man    cry
F5
There's gold In them hills
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For the taking
F5
It's a one-way ticket down 
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A river of lies
F5 
There's gold In them hills
C5              C5   C5
If you make it


Verse II
On the last day of spring I first saw the sea
A poor boy with good luck on my side
Ready for riches I rolled up my sleeve
And took my first step Down my life


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Had my wallet same old pocket
C5       F5        Bb5        Eb5
Sixteen dollars, brand new shoes
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Empty bottles, sad turned daughters
C5        F5      Bb5     Eb5  F5  Bb5
What's a country boy to do

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Tell dear mother that I miss her
F5
But things are different now
C5
There's nothing I can do
Eb5
Your dark haired son is now long gone
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Remember me when you stare At the moon


Verse III
I've broken my heart diamonds and gold
Through scandal, through madness, through cold
All I have left is this grey in my beard
This mountain and the stories that I've told

Chorus