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Gold - Peter Blegvad (Optional capo at 2nd Fret)
Played slowly
Intro: 
D  G/B  D
D             D/F#            G(add∆7)
Gold would be worthless if it didn’t require
Such Em7heartbreak to seek it
To A7sus4find it and mA7ine it
D             D/F#        G(add∆7)
Things remain precious as long as they’re rare
If Em7gold could be found lying A7sus4‘round everyA7where
It’d be the DlowEm7liest of GmetalsA  
DToo soft for serious Asus2useA  
Bm7Pretty of Em7/Bcourse
And D/F#warm to the Bb6touch
But no Em7longer alluring
When you’ve A7sus4handled so mA7uch
DThe Em7lowliest of GmetalsA  D  G/B  D  
AmWill you come with me through the Gice and the snow
She Em7thought for a minute
Then A7sus4she said let’s A7go
DI rode D/F#behind her
    G(add∆7)
And she rode ahead
And Em7all through that winter
I’d A7sus4lose her and A7find her
Our Drations ran out
Our F#horses were dead
She Gforgot what gold was and I Ehad to remind her
DThe Em7lowliest of GmetalsA  
DToo soft for serious Asus2useA  
Bm7Pretty of Em7/Bcourse
And D/F#warm to the Bb6touch
But no Em7longer alluring
When you’ve A7sus4handled so mA7uch
DThe Em7lowliest of GmetalsA  D  G/B  D  
     D            D/F#  G(add∆7)
In a prospector’s shack she lay out of her mind
Em7Describing how simple gA7sus4old is to fA7ind
Just Amunder the surface 
GIn zig-zagging veins
It Bb6lies there like branches of mEidsummer lightning
         D      D/F#        G(add∆7)
You just open a hole in the crust of the plains
She said Em7you reach in and it’s A7sus4there for the A7taking
D  Em7      G     A D G/B D
D              D/F#       G(add∆7)
Snow blind and starving I sat by her side
Em7As the fever raged in her
And the A7sus4storm raged A7outside
She said Dnow we are rich
I F#told her the truth
All the Bmgold we had found could Enot crown a tooth
         D              D/F#    G(add∆7)
She said these things I know without being told
We are Erich in each other
Now Bb6what good is gold
DIt’s the lowEm7liest of GmeAtaDlsG/B  D  
     D            D/F#          G(add∆7)
Well sometimes I dream that the world is reversed
I Em7dream that accountants are A7sus4rarer than A7poets
That Dthings’ll get D/F#better
They can’t Gget any worse
That a Em7rich man has nothing but Bb6dirt in his purse
And gold is the DlowEm7est of GmetalsA  
DToo soft for serious Asus2useA  
Bm7Pretty of Em7/Bcourse
And D/F#warm to the Bb6touch
But no Em7longer alluring
When you’ve A7sus4handled so mA7uch
The DlowEm7liest of GmetalsA  
The DlowEm7liest of GmetalsA  
The DlowEm7liest of GmetalsA  D  G/B  D  
This song is deceptively simple, as each verse has variations. On "King Strut", it is 
played with a capo. On "Choices Under Pressure" there is no capo, and a chorus is omitted.
Some chords
        Bm7    Em7/B    D/F#      Bb6G(add∆7)
  E   0    0      0     0      0
  B   3    2      3     3      3
  G   2    0      2     0      0
  D   0    0      0     0      4
  A   2    2      0     1      2
  E   x    x      2     x      3

All chords in this song (16)

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Gold

by Peter Blegvad

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Em7

A7sus4

Asus2

Bm7

Em7/B

D/F#

Bb6

Gold - Peter Blegvad (Optional capo at 2nd Fret)

Played slowly

Intro:

D G/B D

D D/F# G(add∆7)

Gold would be worthless if it didn’t require

Em7

Such heartbreak to seek it

A7sus4 A7

To find it and mine it

D D/F# G(add∆7)

Things remain precious as long as they’re rare

Em7 A7sus4 A7

If gold could be found lying ‘round everywhere

D Em7 G A

It’d be the lowliest of metals

D Asus2 A

Too soft for serious use

Bm7 Em7/B

Pretty of course

D/F# Bb6

And warm to the touch

Em7

But no longer alluring

A7sus4 A7

When you’ve handled so much

D Em7 G A D G/B D

The lowliest of metals

Am G

Will you come with me through the ice and the snow

Em7

She thought for a minute

A7sus4 A7

Then she said let’s go

D D/F#

I rode behind her

G(add∆7)

And she rode ahead

Em7

And all through that winter

A7sus4 A7

I’d lose her and find her

Our rations ran out

Our horses were dead

G E

She forgot what gold was and I had to remind her

D Em7 G A

The lowliest of metals

D Asus2 A

Too soft for serious use

Bm7 Em7/B

Pretty of course

D/F# Bb6

And warm to the touch

Em7

But no longer alluring

A7sus4 A7

When you’ve handled so much

D Em7 G A D G/B D

The lowliest of metals

D D/F# G(add∆7)

In a prospector’s shack she lay out of her mind

Em7 A7sus4 A7

Describing how simple gold is to find

Just under the surface

In zig-zagging veins

Bb6 E

It lies there like branches of midsummer lightning

D D/F# G(add∆7)

You just open a hole in the crust of the plains

Em7 A7sus4 A7

She said you reach in and it’s there for the taking

D Em7 G A D G/B D

D D/F# G(add∆7)

Snow blind and starving I sat by her side

Em7

As the fever raged in her

A7sus4 A7

And the storm raged outside

She said now we are rich

I told her the truth

Bm E

All the gold we had found could not crown a tooth

D D/F# G(add∆7)

She said these things I know without being told

We are rich in each other

Bb6

Now what good is gold

D Em7 G A D G/B D

It’s the lowliest of metals

D D/F# G(add∆7)

Well sometimes I dream that the world is reversed

Em7 A7sus4 A7

I dream that accountants are rarer than poets

D D/F#

That things’ll get better

They can’t get any worse

Em7 Bb6

That a rich man has nothing but dirt in his purse

D Em7 G A

And gold is the lowest of metals

D Asus2 A

Too soft for serious use

Bm7 Em7/B

Pretty of course

D/F# Bb6

And warm to the touch

Em7

But no longer alluring

A7sus4 A7

When you’ve handled so much

D Em7 G A

The lowliest of metals

D Em7 G A

The lowliest of metals

D Em7 G A D G/B D

The lowliest of metals

This song is deceptively simple, as each verse has variations. On "King Strut", it is

played with a capo. On "Choices Under Pressure" there is no capo, and a chorus is omitted.

Some chords

Bm7 Em7/B D/F# Bb6

G(add∆7)

E 0 0 0 0 0

B 3 2 3 3 3

G 2 0 2 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 4

A 2 2 0 1 2

E x x 2 x 3

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