* Capo on the 5th fret

Intro: C C9

Verse I


        C
On the first day of winter
      C9
I was set to leave
         F7M                          C
With the lost awe of true love in my eye
    C              C9
The wild frontier outlaws and thieves 
   F7M                        C
To find me A mountain in the sky

Chorus

Fm
There's gold In them hills
C           C4  C 
I heard the man    cry
Fm
There's gold In them hills
C              C4   C
For the taking
Fm
It's a one-way ticket down 
C           C4   C
A river of lies
Fm 
There's gold In them hills
C              C4   C
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


C      F      Bb       Eb
Had my wallet same old pocket
C       F        Bb        Eb
Sixteen dollars, brand new shoes
C     F        Bb         Eb
Empty bottles, sad turned daughters
C        F      Bb     Eb  F  Bb
What's a country boy to do

G                D/F#
Tell dear mother that I miss her
F
But things are different now
C
There's nothing I can do
Eb
Your dark haired son is now long gone
G                          D
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