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The Nightingale

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Chris De Burgh - The Nightingale
INTRO:  C   F   G   C   F   G  C  
AmLove burns in a Emyoung man's heart
FHe would give her the Emmoon and the stars
And Dmall the Treasures of the AmPharaohs for
A Gmoment in her aFrms
AmTo the Ball with Em7him she will Emgo
FIf he brings her a Cred, red rose
DmBut there is only a Amrose of white
GIn his garden gFreen
And calling up Gto the skyF  
The birds heard his Glonely cry
CHORUS:
"CSing for her, sweet Nightingale
FTell her of my Glove
CBring for her, sweet Nightingale
A Fred, red Grose of Clove
AmSaid the tree to the EmNightingale
F"Upon this thorn you Cmust impale 
Dmyour heart, and then the Amblood
Will Gturn this white rose Fred"
AmAll night, the Emlittle bird sang
FBut in the morning Cshe was gone
DmAnd beside her Amon the ground
GLay a red, red Frose
When the boy Gfound it there
FJoy came from Ghis despair
CHORUS:
"You Csang for her, sweet Nightingale
You Ftold her of my Glove
You Cbring for her, sweet Nightingale
This Fred, red Grose of Clove"
BRIDGE:
ESo he brought her the beautiful Brose
"ETo the Ball with me you'll Bgo"
"But Cno," she Dsaid
"I have Gjewels DinCstead
AAmnother has won my Dheart
And from Amyou, now I must Dpart
So, Amtake your foolish Drose and Ego!"
INSTRUMENTAL:   C    F    G    C    F    G  C  
CHORUS:  (## slow to end ##)
CSing for her, sweet Nightingale
FSing from heaven aGbove
CBring for her, sweet Nightingale
The Fwisdom Gthat is Clove
The Fwisdom Gthat is Clove

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The Nightingale

by Chris de Burgh

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Em7

Chris De Burgh - The Nightingale

C F G C F G C

INTRO:

Am Em

Love burns in a young man's heart

F Em

He would give her the moon and the stars

Dm Am

And all the Treasures of the Pharaohs for

G F

A moment in her arms

Am Em7 Em

To the Ball with him she will go

F C

If he brings her a red, red rose

Dm Am

But there is only a rose of white

G F

In his garden green

G F

And calling up to the sky

The birds heard his lonely cry

CHORUS:

"Sing for her, sweet Nightingale

F G

Tell her of my love

Bring for her, sweet Nightingale

F G C

A red, red rose of love

Am Em

Said the tree to the Nightingale

F C

"Upon this thorn you must impale

Dm Am

your heart, and then the blood

G F

Will turn this white rose red"

Am Em

All night, the little bird sang

F C

But in the morning she was gone

Dm Am

And beside her on the ground

G F

Lay a red, red rose

When the boy found it there

F G

Joy came from his despair

CHORUS:

"You sang for her, sweet Nightingale

F G

You told her of my love

You bring for her, sweet Nightingale

F G C

This red, red rose of love"

BRIDGE:

E B

So he brought her the beautiful rose

E B

"To the Ball with me you'll go"

C D

"But no," she said

G D C

"I have jewels instead

Am D

Another has won my heart

Am D

And from you, now I must part

Am D E

So, take your foolish rose and go!"

C F G C F G C

INSTRUMENTAL:

CHORUS: (## slow to end ##)

Sing for her, sweet Nightingale

F G

Sing from heaven above

Bring for her, sweet Nightingale

F G C

The wisdom that is love

F G C

The wisdom that is love

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