Verse
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The Magpie is a most illustrious bird.
F F/E Dm
Dwells in a diamond tree.
Gm Eb F Gm
One brings sorrow and one brings joy,
F F/E Gm
Sorrow and joy for me.
Verse 2:
Eb F Gm
The Magpie is a most royal bird.
F F/E Dm
Black and blue as night.
Gm Eb F Gm
I would that I had feathers three,
F F/E Gm
Black and blue and white.
Verse 3:
Eb F Gm
I saw the gentle Magpie bird,
F F/E Dm
In the dusky yester-eve.
Gm Eb F Gm
One brings sorrow and one brings joy,
F F/E Gm
Sorrow and joy for me,
F F/E Gm
Sorrow and joy for me.
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