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