The gold and beyond
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1. On a snow crystal morning some place close to heaven,
G C
on the
side of a mountain in a race for the sun,
D
G
in a
matter of moments the dream of a lifetime is won.
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2. There's a fire in the heart and it feels like the hunger,
G
C
the
spirit is burning consumed by the flame,
D G
to be
one of the best, of the best in the world, is its name.
C D
G
To go faster and farther than anyone's ever before
C D G
- Bb
to be braver and stronger and
truer and then even more,
D# F Bb - D - G
to be all that you can be, and
all you've ever longed for.
+ G - C - D - G
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3. In the eyes of the mountain all people are equal,
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C
in
the eyes of all people our souls can be seen.
D G
In the course of our struggle
we'll know what humanity means.
+ repeat CHORUS (first two lines as instrumental)
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4. We gather together to face one another,
G C
we
gather in silence to sing for the sun,
D G
we
gather in peace to go for the gold and beyond.
(John Denver)