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