Verse I
D (xx0232@1)A/C# (042220@1)    Bm (x24432@1)       Bm/AListen (x04440@1)children to a story that was written long ago
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)	Em7		Em7/A'Bout (00x030@1)a kingdom on a mountain, and the valley folk below
D (xx0232@1)A/C# (042220@1)       Bm (x24432@1)    Bm/AOn (x04440@1)the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)	Em7		Em7/AAnd (00x030@1)the valley people swore they'd have it for their very own.

(Chorus:)
D (xx0232@1) 			    F#m (244222@1)        G (320003@1)		AGo (x02220@1)ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend
D (xx0232@1)	F#m (244222@1)   G (320003@1)ADo (x02220@1)it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end
D (xx0232@1)		F#m (244222@1) G (320003@1)	D (xx0232@1)There won't be any trumpets blowing, come the judgment day
		       GNo (320003@1)Chord
On the bloody morning after - one tin soldier rides away.

Verse II
D (xx0232@1)A/C# (042220@1)     Bm (x24432@1)    Bm/ASo (x04440@1)the people of the valley sent a message up the hill
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)	Em7		Em7/AAsking (00x030@1)for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they'd kill
D (xx0232@1)A/C# (042220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)	Bm/ACame (x04440@1)an answer from the kingdom: "With our brothers we will share
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)	Em7		Em7/AAll (00x030@1)the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there."

Chorus

Verse III
D (xx0232@1)A/C# (042220@1)         Bm (x24432@1)	Bm/ANow (x04440@1)the valley cried with anger, mount your horses, draw your sword!
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)	Em7		Em7/AAnd (00x030@1)they killed the mountain people, sure they'd won their just reward
D (xx0232@1)A/C# (042220@1)     Bm (x24432@1)	Bm/ANow (x04440@1)they stood beside the treasure on the mountain dark and red
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)	
Turned the stone and looked beneath it - 
Em7		Em7/A"Peace (00x030@1)on Earth" was all it said.

Chorus