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Buried Treasure

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Capo 4
Intro:  Am   C   G   G(x2)
Verse 1:
AmOh baby, Cdon't you know we've Gall got hidden treasuEmres
AmDo you Cremember such a GtimeG  
AmBefore it Cwas a sin to Gcall yourself a dreaEmmer
AmAnd treasure Cwas a thing to GhideG  
Chorus:
And bury in the Fwoods where no one Cgoes
GHidden in a sailor's Fchest of Coak
GIn a place where Fonly you would Cknow Dm  G  
(Follow same chord pattern for both verse and chorus)
Verse 2:
Promise me that you'll tell me when I'm getting hotter
I want to see your silver shine
Under the moon one night carved in alabaster
I wanna see your treasure shine
Chorus:
Not buried in the woods where no one goes
Hidden in a sailor's chest of oak
In a place where only you would know
Verse 3:
Oh baby don't you know we've all got sunken treasures
Down at the bottom of the blue
But old Poseidon he can't keep it there forever
'Cause I can see the gold in you
Chorus:
Buried in the sea a league below
Hidden in a sailor's chest of oak
In a place where only you will know
Buried in the woods where no one goes
Hidden in a sailor's chest of oak
In a place where you and only you could know
Could know

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Buried Treasure

by Grant-Lee Phillips

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4

Am C G G

Intro: (x2)

Verse 1:

Am C G Em

Oh baby, don't you know we've all got hidden treasures

Am C G G

Do you remember such a time

Am C G Em

Before it was a sin to call yourself a dreamer

Am C G G

And treasure was a thing to hide

Chorus:

F C

And bury in the woods where no one goes

G F C

Hidden in a sailor's chest of oak

G F C Dm G

In a place where only you would know

(Follow same chord pattern for both verse and chorus)

Verse 2:

Promise me that you'll tell me when I'm getting hotter

I want to see your silver shine

Under the moon one night carved in alabaster

I wanna see your treasure shine

Chorus:

Not buried in the woods where no one goes

Hidden in a sailor's chest of oak

In a place where only you would know

Verse 3:

Oh baby don't you know we've all got sunken treasures

Down at the bottom of the blue

But old Poseidon he can't keep it there forever

'Cause I can see the gold in you

Chorus:

Buried in the sea a league below

Hidden in a sailor's chest of oak

In a place where only you will know

Buried in the woods where no one goes

Hidden in a sailor's chest of oak

In a place where you and only you could know

Could know

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