Slim Dusty – I Heard The Bluebird Sing (Guitar)

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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.

             A
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,

               A
And when she's lonely (Lonely if you're near her}

             E
When there's sadness (Sadness will he cheer her)

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Will they always (Always be together) Until in death they part.

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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.

             A
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.

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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.

           A
He sang of loving  (Loving every hour)

         E
That I'm married  (Married to my flower)

         B                           E
We'll be happy (Happy ever after) As since the day we met,

                 A
And though we're older  (Older love is sweeter)

        E
We grow fonder  (Fonder of each other)

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We'll be sweethearts (Sweethearts close together) Until the end of time.