Played slowly
Intro:
[D] [G/B] [D]
D D/F# G(add?7)
Gold would be worthless if it didn?t require
Such [Em7]heartbreak to seek it
To [A7sus4]find it and m[A7]ine it
D D/F# G(add?7)
Things remain precious as long as they?re rare
If [Em7]gold could be found lying [A7sus4]?round every[A7]where
It?d be the [D]low[Em7]liest of [G]metals[A]
[D]Too soft for serious [Asus2]use[A]
[Bm7]Pretty of [Em7/B]course
And [D/F#]warm to the [Bb6]touch
But no [Em7]longer alluring
When you?ve [A7sus4]handled so m[A7]uch
[D]The [Em7]lowliest of [G]metals[A][D][G/B][D]
[Am]Will you come with me through the [G]ice and the snow
She [Em7]thought for a minute
Then [A7sus4]she said let?s [A7]go
[D]I rode [D/F#]behind her
G(add?7)
And she rode ahead
And [Em7]all through that winter
I?d [A7sus4]lose her and [A7]find her
Our [D]rations ran out
Our [F#]horses were dead
She [G]forgot what gold was and I [E]had to remind her
[D]The [Em7]lowliest of [G]metals[A]
[D]Too soft for serious [Asus2]use[A]
[Bm7]Pretty of [Em7/B]course
And [D/F#]warm to the [Bb6]touch
But no [Em7]longer alluring
When you?ve [A7sus4]handled so m[A7]uch
[D]The [Em7]lowliest of [G]metals[A][D][G/B][D]
D D/F# G(add?7)
In a prospector?s shack she lay out of her mind
[Em7]Describing how simple g[A7sus4]old is to f[A7]ind
Just [Am]under the surface
[G]In zig-zagging veins
It [Bb6]lies there like branches of m[E]idsummer lightning
D D/F# G(add?7)
You just open a hole in the crust of the plains
She said [Em7]you reach in and it?s [A7sus4]there for the [A7]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
And the[A7sus4] storm raged[A7] outside
She said [D]now we are rich
I [F#]told her the truth
All the [Bm]gold we had found could [E]not crown a tooth
D D/F# G(add?7)
She said these things I know without being told
We are [E]rich in each other
Now [Bb6]what good is gold
[D]It?s the low[Em7]liest of[G] me[A]ta[D]ls[G/B][D]
D D/F# G(add?7)
Well sometimes I dream that the world is reversed
I [Em7]dream that accountants are[A7sus4] rarer than[A7] poets
That [D]things?ll get [D/F#]better
They can?t [G]get any worse
That a [Em7]rich man has nothing but [Bb6]dirt in his purse
And gold is the [D]low[Em7]est of [G]metals[A]
[D]Too soft for serious [Asus2]use[A]
[Bm7]Pretty of [Em7/B]course
And [D/F#]warm to the [Bb6]touch
But no [Em7]longer alluring
When you?ve [A7sus4]handled so m[A7]uch
The [D]low[Em7]liest of [G]metals[A]
The [D]low[Em7]liest of [G]metals[A]
The [D]low[Em7]liest of [G]metals[A][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# Bb6 G(add?7)
E 0 0 0 0 0
[B]G [3]2 [2]0 [3]2 [3]0 [3]0
D 0 0 0 0 4
A 2 2 0 1 2
E x x 2 x 3
Intro:
[D] [G/B] [D]
D D/F# G(add?7)
Gold would be worthless if it didn?t require
Such [Em7]heartbreak to seek it
To [A7sus4]find it and m[A7]ine it
D D/F# G(add?7)
Things remain precious as long as they?re rare
If [Em7]gold could be found lying [A7sus4]?round every[A7]where
It?d be the [D]low[Em7]liest of [G]metals[A]
[D]Too soft for serious [Asus2]use[A]
[Bm7]Pretty of [Em7/B]course
And [D/F#]warm to the [Bb6]touch
But no [Em7]longer alluring
When you?ve [A7sus4]handled so m[A7]uch
[D]The [Em7]lowliest of [G]metals[A][D][G/B][D]
[Am]Will you come with me through the [G]ice and the snow
She [Em7]thought for a minute
Then [A7sus4]she said let?s [A7]go
[D]I rode [D/F#]behind her
G(add?7)
And she rode ahead
And [Em7]all through that winter
I?d [A7sus4]lose her and [A7]find her
Our [D]rations ran out
Our [F#]horses were dead
She [G]forgot what gold was and I [E]had to remind her
[D]The [Em7]lowliest of [G]metals[A]
[D]Too soft for serious [Asus2]use[A]
[Bm7]Pretty of [Em7/B]course
And [D/F#]warm to the [Bb6]touch
But no [Em7]longer alluring
When you?ve [A7sus4]handled so m[A7]uch
[D]The [Em7]lowliest of [G]metals[A][D][G/B][D]
D D/F# G(add?7)
In a prospector?s shack she lay out of her mind
[Em7]Describing how simple g[A7sus4]old is to f[A7]ind
Just [Am]under the surface
[G]In zig-zagging veins
It [Bb6]lies there like branches of m[E]idsummer lightning
D D/F# G(add?7)
You just open a hole in the crust of the plains
She said [Em7]you reach in and it?s [A7sus4]there for the [A7]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
And the[A7sus4] storm raged[A7] outside
She said [D]now we are rich
I [F#]told her the truth
All the [Bm]gold we had found could [E]not crown a tooth
D D/F# G(add?7)
She said these things I know without being told
We are [E]rich in each other
Now [Bb6]what good is gold
[D]It?s the low[Em7]liest of[G] me[A]ta[D]ls[G/B][D]
D D/F# G(add?7)
Well sometimes I dream that the world is reversed
I [Em7]dream that accountants are[A7sus4] rarer than[A7] poets
That [D]things?ll get [D/F#]better
They can?t [G]get any worse
That a [Em7]rich man has nothing but [Bb6]dirt in his purse
And gold is the [D]low[Em7]est of [G]metals[A]
[D]Too soft for serious [Asus2]use[A]
[Bm7]Pretty of [Em7/B]course
And [D/F#]warm to the [Bb6]touch
But no [Em7]longer alluring
When you?ve [A7sus4]handled so m[A7]uch
The [D]low[Em7]liest of [G]metals[A]
The [D]low[Em7]liest of [G]metals[A]
The [D]low[Em7]liest of [G]metals[A][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# Bb6 G(add?7)
E 0 0 0 0 0
[B]G [3]2 [2]0 [3]2 [3]0 [3]0
D 0 0 0 0 4
A 2 2 0 1 2
E x x 2 x 3
