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(1st verse chords are not played in the original recording; vocal only)
A Cpoor orphan girl named Maria
Was walking the market one Gday.
She stopped for to rest by the road side
Where a G7bird with a broken wing Clay.
A few moments passed till she saw it
For its feathers were covered with Gsand.
But soon clean and wrapped it was traveling
In the warmth of Maria's small Chand.
She Fhappily gave her last peso
For a Ccage made of rushes and twine.
She Ffed it loose corn from the market,
And Cwatched it grow stronger with Gtime.
Now the Cgift giving service was coming,
And the church shone with tinsel and Glights,
And all of the town folk brought presents,
To G7lay by the manger that Cnight.
There were Cdiamonds, incense and perfumes
In packages fit for a Gking.
But for one ragged bird in a small cage,
MaG7ria had nothing to Cbring.
FShe waited till just before midnight,
So Cno one would see her go in.
And Fcrying she knelt by the manger,
For her Cgift was unworthy of Ghim.
Then a Dvoice spoke to her through the darkness:
"Maria, what brings you to Ame?
If the bird in the cage is your offering,
Then A7open the door, let me Dsee."
So she Dtrembled and did as he asked her
And out of the cage the bird Aflew,
Soaring up into the rafters
On a A7wing that had healed good as Dnew.
And Gjust as the midnight bells rang out,
The Dlittle bird started to sing
A Gsong that no words could recapture,
For its Dbeauty was fit for a Aking.
Now DMaria felt blessed just to listen
To the cascade of notes sweet and Along
As her offering was lifted to heaven,
By the A7very first nightingale's Dsong.

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The Gift

by Aselin Debison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

(1st verse chords are not played in the original recording; vocal only)

A poor orphan girl named Maria

Was walking the market one day.

She stopped for to rest by the road side

G7 C

Where a bird with a broken wing lay.

A few moments passed till she saw it

For its feathers were covered with sand.

But soon clean and wrapped it was traveling

In the warmth of Maria's small hand.

She happily gave her last peso

For a cage made of rushes and twine.

She fed it loose corn from the market,

C G

And watched it grow stronger with time.

Now the gift giving service was coming,

And the church shone with tinsel and lights,

And all of the town folk brought presents,

G7 C

To lay by the manger that night.

There were diamonds, incense and perfumes

In packages fit for a king.

But for one ragged bird in a small cage,

G7 C

Maria had nothing to bring.

She waited till just before midnight,

So no one would see her go in.

And crying she knelt by the manger,

C G

For her gift was unworthy of him.

Then a voice spoke to her through the darkness:

"Maria, what brings you to me?

If the bird in the cage is your offering,

A7 D

Then open the door, let me see."

So she trembled and did as he asked her

And out of the cage the bird flew,

Soaring up into the rafters

A7 D

On a wing that had healed good as new.

And just as the midnight bells rang out,

The little bird started to sing

A song that no words could recapture,

D A

For its beauty was fit for a king.

Now Maria felt blessed just to listen

To the cascade of notes sweet and long

As her offering was lifted to heaven,

A7 D

By the very first nightingale's song.

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