Written by Gillian Welch
----->()<----- Intro - G - C - D - G - C - D = 2x's (verse 1) G C D Well nothin' new has passed this way in a long time, G C D Maybe nothin's ever gonna come, G C D And nothin' seems to grow outside my window, G C D I think I'd better go and get me some,(verse 3) G C D Well I've had fun just holding hands at the movie show, G C D And I've had good times tearing up the town, G C D But I've spent cold nights waitin' out front of the movie show, G C D Thinking that half the hands that held me, held me down, (chorus) C D Well, I want to get some of the gold in the hills, G C That's makin' people nervous, D You know they get scared of the cold and the chill, G C Start prayin' God preserve us, D I can't believe how long I've stayed, D Two more days till I get paid, D And I'll find that small town boy I'm datin, C D Tell him I'm done patiently waitin, (lead - G - C - D - G - C - D - G - C - D - 2x's) (verse 3) G C D Some folks never get their share of the sweet life, G C D Some just come around a little late, G C D Oh, and I got this feeling sitting at a stop light, G C Seems like good things only come to those who, D Hit the road when they know what they want, (chorus) C D Well, I want to get some of the gold in the hills, G C That's makin' people nervous, D You know they get scared of the cold and the chill, G C Start prayin' God preserve us, D I can't believe how long I've stayed, D Two more days till I get paid, D And I'll find that small town boy I'm datin, C D G C Tell him I'm done patiently waitin, D I'm done patiently waitin, (ending chords - G - C - D)C D Well, I want to get some of the gold in the hills, G C That's makin' people nervous, D You know they get scared of the cold and the chill, G C Start prayin' God preserve us, D I can't believe how long I've stayed, D Two more days till I get paid, D And I'll find that small town boy I'm datin, C D Tell him I'm done patiently waiting, G C D D G - C - D Hey, yeah Patiently waitin,