I Heard The Bluebird Sing

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[Verse 1]
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I met a girl out in the hills who gave my lonely heart a thrill,
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Her beauty seemed just like a breath of spring,
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And when I looked into her eyes I thought of bluish summer skies,
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And when I held her hand in mine I heard the bluebirds sing.


[Chorus 1]
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They sang of wondering (Wondering if you love her)
         E
Will she marry  (Marry if you ask her)
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Will her heart beat (Heart beat true for him for} then and ever-more,
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And when she's lonely (Lonely if you're near her}
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When there's sadness (Sadness will he cheer her)
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Will they always (Always be together) Until in death they part.


[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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I courted her for months on end until she promised we would wed,
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We planned on being married in the spring,
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All through the long cold winter months it seemed that spring would never come,
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And every gloomy winter's day I heard the bluebirds sing.


[Chorus 2]
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They sang of waiting (Waiting for the flowers)
       E
And of counting (Counting every hour)
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Till the bluebird (Bluebird gives his welcome) Into the world once more,
                 A
And though we're waiting  (Waiting for the sunshine)
        E
We keep hating  (Hating every storm-cloud)
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That has gathered  (Gathered o'er the mountains) To keep us far apart.


[Interlude]
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A   E   B   E


[Verse 3]
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And when at last spring touched the earth, We were married in the village church,
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Our wedding seemed just like a dream come true,
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So many years have come and gone, Our love is still as true and strong,
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As when I found her long ago and still the bluebirds sing.


[Chorus 3]
           A
He sang of loving  (Loving every hour)
         E
That I'm married  (Married to my flower)
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We'll be happy (Happy ever after) As since the day we met,
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And though we're older  (Older love is sweeter)
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We grow fonder  (Fonder of each other)
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We'll be sweethearts (Sweethearts close together) Until the end of time.