Nuriel,
One of my favorite songs, recorded by a one-hit band called "Coven." It was
written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter. I have the original sheet music
from when it was a hit on the radio.
Listen children to a story that was written long ago.
About a kingdom on a mountain and the valley far 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.
Chorus:
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 blowing, come the Judgment Day
On the bloody morning after, one tin soldier rides away
Now 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 riches of our mountain and the treasure buried there.
Chorus
Now the valley cried with anger, "Mount your horses, draw your swords!"
And they killed the mountain people, until they won their just reward
Soon 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.
Chorus.
In case you want to play it, it's in straight 4-4, two chords per measure:
Verse:
F C | Dm F |
Bb F | Gm7 C7 |
F C | Dm F |
Bb F | Gm7 C7 |
F Bb-F | (one measure turnaround to chorus...)
F Am | Bb F |
F Am | Bb F |
F Am | Bb F |
F Bb | Bb ... |
F Bb-F | (turnaround back to verse)
Regards,
Harper Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nuriel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 12:08 PM
Subject: one tin soldier rides away
> i was wondering - is one tin soldier rides away a joni song? can anyone
tell
> me more about it? it seems like there's a beautifull story going in the
song's
> lyrics. what's it all about? and who's that awfull singer that performs
it?
> she sounds beyond breathless. can you tell me more?
> yours,
> nuriel
