...THE MAGPIE... by Donovan
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*from 'A Gift from a Flower to a Garden' (1968)*
*CAPO 6th FRET*
(Original Key: Abm)
Verse 1:
Bb C Dm
The Magpie is a most illustrious bird.
C C/B Am
Dwells in a diamond tree.
Dm Bb C Dm
One brings sorrow and one brings joy,
C C/B Dm
Sorrow and joy for me.
Verse 2:
Bb C Dm
The Magpie is a most royal bird.
C C/B Am
Black and blue as night.
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Dm Bb C Dm
I would that I had feathers three,
C C/B Dm
Black and blue and white.
Verse 3:
Bb C Dm
I saw the gentle Magpie bird,
C C/B Am
In the dusky yester-eve.
Dm Bb C Dm
One brings sorrow and one brings joy,
C C/B Dm
Sorrow and joy for me,
C C/B Dm
Sorrow and joy for me.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Bb C Dm C/B Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x13331 x32010 xx0231 x20010 x02210
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
