Key: F
Introduction:
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On the first day of winter
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I was set to leave
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With the lost awe of true love in my eye
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The wild frontier outlaws and thieves
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To find me A mountain in the sky
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There's gold In them hills
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I heard the man cry
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There's gold In them hills
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For the taking
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It's a one-way ticket down
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A river of lies
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There's gold In them hills
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If you make it
On the last day of spring I first saw the sea
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Had my wallet same old pocket
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Sixteen dollars, brand new shoes
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Empty bottles, sad turned daughters
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What's a country boy to do
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Tell dear mother that I miss her
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But things are different now
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There's nothing I can do
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Your dark haired son is now long gone
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Remember me when you stare At the moon
I've broken my heart diamonds and gold