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The Gift by Joey And Rory
The Gift
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Gm
Capo:6th fret
[Verse 1]
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A poor orphan girl named Maria
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Was walking to market one day
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She stopped for a rest by the roadside
C
Where a bird with a broken wing lay
C
A few moments passed till she saw it
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For it's feathers were covered with sand
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But soon clean and wrapped it was traveling
C
In the warmth of Maria's small hand
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She happily gave her last peso
C
On a cage made of rushes and twine
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She fed it loose corn from the market
C G
And watched it grow stronger with time
[Verse 2]
C
Now the Christmas Eve service was coming
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And the church shone with tinsel and light
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And all of the townsfolk brought presents
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To lay by the manger that night
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There were diamonds and incense and perfumes
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In packages fit for a king
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But for one ragged bird in a small cage
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Maria had nothing to bring
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She waited till just before midnight
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So no one could see her go in
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And crying she knelt by the manger
C G
For her gift was unworthy of Him
[Verse 3]
C
Then a voice spoke to her through the darkness
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Maria, what brings you to me
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If the bird in the cage is your offering
C
Open the door, let me see
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Though she trembled, she did as he asked her
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And out of the cage the bird flew
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Soaring into the rafters
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On a wing that had healed good as new
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Just then the midnight bells rang out
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And the little bird started to sing
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A song that no words could recapture
C G
Whose beauty was fit for a King
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Now Maria felt blessed just to listen
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To that cascade of notes sweet and long
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As her offering was lifted to heaven
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By the very first nightingale's song
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