Key: C
Introduction: C C2
C
On the first day of winter
C2
I was set to leave
F7M C
With the lost awe of true love in my eye
C C2
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 2)
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 3)